OK, just some notes on Richie.
Melody and Richie have been doing nothing heavier than making out, I'm sorry if people got the impression that there was more going on but there wasn't and in regards to the dirty jokes Richie makes, he's a teenage boy, what teenage boy doesn't make dirty jokes?
Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the story, and I made up Duplica's second name, I have absolutely no reason to believe that this is her second name other than it occurred to me while I was typing.
I'm sorry about the delays that I had with story and I'd like to thank everyone who's been so patient with me and I hope the story lives up to your expectations.
Please read and review and most importantly, enjoy
I don't own the characters and if you want to contact me, you know how
Thanks and lots of love
Nibbs
Chapter 16
Duplica was searching frantically for Misty.
She couldn't believe what she had just heard Ash say, she was mad at him because he didn't seem to care about his friends but it didn't mean she was mad enough to let him go.
He was one of her best friends and she didn't want to lose him and how would Misty react, after everything that had happened.
That's when it hit her and she turned on her heel and stalked back towards the curtains where she had heard Ash.
"You jerk!" she shrieked causing the boy to jump and let out a cry of surprise.
"It was like that when we got there and we had no idea it was..wait what?" he asked, trying to remember what he was trying to make up excuses for.
Duplica was glaring at him with such anger it made him shrink back and her eyes were filling with tears rapidly.
Ash panicked, he never knew what to do with a girl when she was crying.
He searched for anything that make this go away and make her happy.
"That dress doesn't make you butt look huge" he cried out, half guessing.
That caught Duplica off guard for a moment but she gathered herself again .
"How could you even think of leaving everyone like that without a word" she demanded
"What I'm not trying to..."
"Save it, I heard you talking to Pikachu"
Duplica's knees gave way and she sat opposite Ash who had looked down, ashamed.
"That would be a really horrible thing to do and it would make a terrible friend" Duplica murmured.
Ash snorted and looked at her with narrowed eyes.
"Because all the best friends go around eavesdropping" he answered, sarcasm dripping from his voice.
"Yeah what about Misty? You gonna leave her hanging like that" the green haired teen asked, tears running down her face now.
Ash suddenly remembered what he had told Brock before, about how he would never leave Misty hanging.
"Oh come on Duplica. She'd be better off"
"Then why aren't you going to tell her?"
Ash went quiet for a moment, mulling over that thought.
"Because she doesn't need to know" he replied softly.
Duplica's eyes flashed and she shot up in a second.
"You really think that?" she asked, her voice cracking.
Someone approached them and tapped Duplica on the shoulder.
"You're on" the boy said before walking away
Duplica hastily wiped her eyes before straightening out her dress and dusting herself off.
"You're gonna tell her, aren't you?" Ash asked quietly.
Duplica couldn't bring herself to look at him so she concentrated on brushing some imaginary lint off her skirt.
"You already know the answer to that" she replied calmly.
With that Duplica walked away, willing herself to remember her lines and to lose herself in the acting.
Snap was standing on the walkway above the stage, playing with the lights when he saw Duplica walking below him.
He was distracted and as such, let one of the spotlights slip.
The beam of light swung about the backstage, catching various people in its ray before it finally came to rest shining on the closed door of one of the changing rooms.
By now everyone had seen the renegade lamp and those who hadn't been blinded stopped and watched its path.
Melody stepped out of the door with a smile and Richie followed with lipstick on his cheek.
They both froze when they saw the huge crowd staring at them.
It seemed everyone in the room was looking at them and they were trapped in the spotlight like deer caught in the headlights of a truck.
Among the faces they could see their friends staring at them, some of them had knowing looks and smirks while others stared at them in horror.
"OK I can kind of see why you might all stare because its not like we're in the middle of a hectic play and have jobs to do or anything but what's with the spotlight? Is that really necessary?" Richie joked after a few moments.
He stood in front of Melody almost protectively, shielding his eyes from the bright light.
The light flipped off and a small voice from above apologized.
Everyone continued staring at them until Melody rolled her eyes and walked towards the crowd, arms cross with bored expression.
"Yeah like you wouldn't" she said with a smirk.
Most of the people shrugged and agreed.
Melody grabbed Richie's hand and pulled him along.
"C'mon, I wanna watch the show "
"You just want to see my butt in light" Richie teased.
Melody shrugged as she pulled him along.
"OK yeah that too"
After the couple departed, Duplica shot a puzzled look up at Snap, temporarily forgetting about everything else that had happened.
Snap grinned sheepishly and Duplica giggled.
Someone called something out and Duplica had to rush off towards the stage but not before shooting Snap another smile and then disappearing on-stage.
Snap grinned back at her and leaned back against the railing thinking.
Duplica was so pretty, he had known that since the first time he met her and she was his best friend, more so then anyone else in the group.
Misty scared him, not in a bad way.
When he had first met the red head he was stunned and too scared to speak and the more time he spent with her, he found that she wasn't so different to him after all and after that, her magic effect seemed to fade away, instead of an untouchable redheaded goddess, he had a really pretty friend.
Snap decided there and then to do something about the situation which had gone on like this for far too long.
On stage, Jade was left alone on-stage after she had given him a romance spell and she was supposed to meet Princess Calliopes best friend and maid Aoife met Jade and tried to understand what it was Ben wanted.
The two girls ran through their lines perfectly sparking laughter.
Duplica tried to avoid Misty's eyes because of everything that had happened while Misty looked at her in concern, wondering what could have possibly happened between her last scene and now.
That's when it hit her, it must be Snap. Snap must have said something to Duplica to upset her that much.
Misty his a smile, she'd find Snap after she finished her scene and she'd find out how he felt about Duplica even if it amounted to her stringing him up and dangling his camera over a small bucket of chemicals from the science labs.
Maybe it was a blessing that all the emotions the teens held were ricocheting off the walls because it distracted them from their utter terror at being on stage.
It was like they were all in default mode which meant, getting the lines and actions out the way Mr Crefell had drilled into them.
"So you're telling me that you think you may have some hidden feelings towards Ben?" Aoife asked skeptically.
"I don't know, ohh Finn is so much easier to understand" Jade sighed.
Aoife sat down and leant against a tree while Jade stood in front of the tree.
"You know what" Jade began while the music started up.
Right now I feel- Just like a leaf on the breeze
Who knows where its blowin''
Jade drew an imaginary design in the air, imitating a leaf floating to the ground.
Who knows where it's goin''
I find myself somewhere I- I never thought I'd be
She leant against the tree, with a hand on her heart
Goin' round in circles
Thinking about you and me
Ben walked out on stage, leading Calliope by the hand ,neither of them noticing the two girl behind them
How do I explain it when I don't know what to say
What do I do now- so much has changed
Jade turned to Aoife holding her hands out in a desperate plea, Aoife leant down and placed her hand on Jades shoulders comfortingly.
Nothing I have ever known-has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen- has made me want to stay
Jade stood up and walked across the stage, slowly.
She stopped and looked around her surroundings sadly.
But here I am- ready for you
I'm torn, I'm fallin'- I hear my home callin'
She looked between Ben and then back at the forest, her eyes filled with sadness.
Hey- I've never felt something so strong- oh no
It's like nothing I've ever known
Jade shook her head and looked upwards as if searching for an answer from above.
Now you're the one I'm lookin' for
You're the one I need
You're the one that gives me- a reason to believe
She turned towards Ben, holding her arms towards them but then she pulled them back and hugged herself
Following a star - has lead to where you are
Its feels so strong now- this can't be wrong now
Jade whirled around gently, her skirt swishing after her and her arms spread out.
Nothing I have ever known-has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen- has made me want to stay
But here I am- ready for you
Jade stood in front of Ben but he seemed not to notice her while he glanced back at Calliope.
I'm torn, I'm fallin'- I hear my home callin'
Hey- I've never felt something so strong- oh no
It's like nothing I've ever known
Jade sank onto her knees, looking up at the sky when she drew the imaginary design of the leaf again before she stopped and watched as Ben left with Calliope while Aoife sat next to her, resting her hand on her shoulder
Right now I feel- I feel Like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where its blowin
Who knows where its goin'
Jade bowed her head in defeat and the curtain fell.
Misty's head bobbed up as soon as the curtain touched the wood of the stage.
Duplica paused and but her lips.
Misty stood up to leave when Duplica grabbed her wrist firmly.
"Something the matter?" Misty asked curiously, noticing her friends expression.
"Yeah I have something to tell you, something I have to tell you, something you need to know something"
Duplica knew she was stalling and what was worse was that Misty knew she was stalling.
"Well when you get around to saying what this crucial something is, you will let me know?" she teased as she stood up.
"Misty it's about Ash" she blurted out.
This caught Misty's attention and now Duplica found herself the victim of an intense stare.
"Well?" Misty asked after a moments silence, tensing.
"Well he"
"Um Misty?" Snap called out, approaching the pair.
"What?!" they both snapped, stressed out about the conversation which was added to the stress of the musical and neither were feeling particularly patient about now.
"I wanted to talk to you about something" Snap murmured.
Misty looked at Duplica who seemed distant since Snap showed up.
Misty searched her friends face for any sign that she was going to say something but the green haired youth had closed herself off form the world.
Duplica looked at her and shook her head.
"I'll tell you later" she said softly and she slinked offstage leaving a stunned Misty who then in a huff, stalked offstage pushing Snap ahead of her.
Once they had found a quiet place, Misty folded her arms across her chest and looked at Snap, annoyed.
She wasn't annoyed with him, well not completely anyway, but she was frustrated with the whole situation and really missed her best friend and was becoming steadily angrier at the state of affairs the group had found themselves.
Like Ash, she also was looking back to their youth when everything had been so much simpler but wasn't thinking of resorting to anything as drastic as Ash was.
Truth be told, neither of them wanted to back to their youth because while they had been fun, they had fun s teens as well and to try and muddle through puberty again would be way too big a trek to attempt again.
Duplica walked around backstage, furiously wiping her eyes with her hands.
"Big girls don't cry" she hissed to herself, willing her eyes to stop watering but she couldn't take this, it was too much.
There was only so much a girls heart could take without needing to protect herself.
Her heart had been on her sleeve for much too long and she needed to take a break and lick her wounds.
"And I was stupid enough to think that maybe he liked me" she mocked herself.
Earlier that week, she had thought he was paying attention to her in a new light but at the end of the day, Misty was the one he wanted to talk to in private.
This was one of those time when your heart and head clash.
Every ounce of logic in Duplica's head was telling her to cut her losses and to walk away from this but her head needed to know for definite whether Snap was going to do what she thought he would do.
Her heart won out though and Duplica searched for the pair, she found them in a corner and hid herself, leaning in to listen to the conversation.
"What's wrong?" Misty asked, her expression softening when she saw how nervous Snap seemed to be acting.
He paced in front of her, grinding his balled up left fist into his outstretched right palm
"You and I have known each other for a while now" he began, glancing at Misty every now and again but quickly averted his gaze.
"True" Misty agreed, watching him cautiously.
"And we have had some fun" he continued.
Misty nodded along.
"But I you, I think we should see other people" he rushed the words out so fast Misty nearly didn't catch them but then suddenly it hit her like a pile of bricks.
She bit her lip, as if considering her options and decided her course of action.
Misty bolted up and stared at him in shock.
"What? Why?" she demanded, her voice filled with emotion.
"We're not right for each other and I.." Snap paused then nodded, plucking up the courage he needed.
"I am completely in love with another girl" he said firmly, fixing his gaze on Misty.
Misty turned away and sighed sadly.
"I can see your minds made up, that girl is very lucky, I hope she knows how lucky she is. I'm sorry it had to end like this"
Snap smiled at her sadly and walked away but paused at the sound of Misty's voice.
"Hey, what's the name of this wondergirl?" Misty called after him.
"Duplica A. Livingston, always has been, always will be" he called back with more confidence then Misty ever remembered him.
"Thought so" Misty smirked and continued on, wondering how she had failed to notice Snaps feeling, well whatever they were, they were gone and Misty thought she should be sad except she had no reason to be.
It was very bizarre feeling.
Duplica almost left out a laugh of delight but restrained herself and waited for Snap to walk by before she fell into step beside him.
"Hi" she piped up suddenly.
"Duplica A.Livingston?" Snap cried out in surprise, not noticing her until then.
"So " she began conversationally.
"Yeah?"
"You just told Misty that you loved me"
Snap froze in his tracks.
"I.."
"Why do guys have to make things at least eight times more complicated than they need to be?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Like you can talk, you're a girl do you have any idea who nonsense you ladies can, of course it the best kind of nonsense" Snap grinned as Duplica pressed her forehead against his .
"That's what girls do, we keep you guessing the whole way through" Duplica smiled shyly at Snap and they shared a soft gentle kiss.
"Is it something in the water? " a voice demanded from behind them.
They both pulled apart instantly to see Mr. Crefell scowling at them.
Mr. Crefell sighed.
"And if so, where can I find a bottle of this water" he asked no one in particular as he wandered away.
Duplica and Snap both blushed shyly, Duplica took Snaps hand gently and led him away.
"Where are we going?" he asked curiously.
"We have one more problem to sort out and then everything will be perfect" she replied cheerfully.
"What problem?" Snap asked suspiciously.
"Ash and Misty" Duplica replied with a wink.
"Ohh man, it would be easier to solve all wars, cure all world hunger and figure out girls" Snap objected.
"I've always been ambitious" Duplica grinned.
Misty straightened out her outfit and fixed her hair when someone appeared behind her in the mirror.
Misty whirled around and found herself face to face with Rudy.
"Hey peaches, howzabout after this play, you and get a little more acquainted?" he asked in his usual charming voice.
To his surprise, Misty stated giggling sweetly, like any other girl when he turned on the charm.
She rubbed her leg with her foot, raising her knee higher, almost as if she was flirting with him.
"Stop with the chat-up lines and leave me alone or else I will knee you so hard in your family jewels that your grand kids, that is provided you can produce children afterwards, will be signing alto for the rest of their days, understand?" she threatened in a low dangerous tone.
This time it was Misty who was surprised, Rudy threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"Man, you're never gonna be interested are you?" he asked, after his laughter had died down.
Misty shook her head with a weak smile.
Rudy ran his hand through his hair.
"Then I'm officially ending it, it's been fun red" he said with a friendly grin.
Misty smiled back and shook his head.
As Rudy walked away, Misty wolf whistled in jest and hooted.
Rudy laughed and waggled his butt as he left, causing more whistles from Misty.
The play was drawing to a close and Jade and Ben had just confessed their feelings to one another.
The humans and magic wielders had been furious at them and were about to start a war when the two teens suggested a compromise.
The magic wielders were forced to make peace with the humans and as a peace offering, the magic wielders blessed the animals of the forest and the world with magic powers, allowing some of the animals to call on the power of water and others called on the power of fire and so forth.
Everyone on-stage cheered when the Pokemon appeared and Melody pranced on-stage announcing that's that the story of how Pokemon came to be.
The curtain sank and the theatre filled with applause.
Duplica stood in front of Misty and she took a deep breath.
"What's wrong?" Misty began.
"Ash is gonna leave. I heard him say it to Pikachu, he's gonna leave on his Pokemon journey because of the mess that's happened here and I know you don't want it to end like that but he's gonna leave" Duplica burst out.
Misty's expression darkened and she stalked off.
"The hell he is" she growled.
Ash was walking across the stage when Misty ran in front of him to block his path.
Everyone on-stage backed off when they saw the fight that was about to ensue.
The curtains rose for the cast to bow but that wasn't happening and because everyone was still in costume and the sets were still there, the audience assumed this was part of the play.
"So running away, that would been so impressive, I'm surprised you didn't want more people to know " Misty began, fists balled up at her side.
Ash's expression clouded over.
"Oh now you're noticing me well don't I feel special" he snapped.
"You were just going to leave without a word to anyone, how selfish can you be?" Misty cried, stamping her foot on the ground.
"What do you care, you've got prince charming over there" Ash yelled back, pointing at Rudy.
"Him? How could you think I care about him? I care about you, you moron! You're the one I've shared my life with, the one I grew up with and the person I want to grow old with!" Misty practically screamed at him.
The audience gasped at this and Delia Ketchum leant towards Daisy Waterflower.
"She's very good" she complimented.
"Yeah, I couldn't see why Jade would want to go for Ben anyway I mean with a guy like Finn around" Violet added, as the three sisters leant forward in their chairs.
"Then why have you been treating me like the scum you find stuck to the bottom of your shoe?" Ash demanded.
Misty's eyes flooded with tears.
"I didn't mean to, things have been so tough lately" she sniffed. "and I need you to help and I need to love because I know you did before. You can't leave she sniffed again.
Ash's eyes pricked with tears.
"I do love you, probably now more than ever and I need you too but you didn't need me, not when you had prince charming or at least when I thought you wanted prince charming. Please don't cry" he begged softly.
Misty looked at him, tears running down her cheeks and she leapt into his arms hugging him tightly.
"Please don't scare me like that" she begged softly as she felt Ash tighten his grip on her.
":I love you, you know that?" he whispered.
Misty looked him straight in the eyes and planted her lips on his , finishing the fight with the most passionate kiss either ever had.
The theatre was now filled with thunderous applause.
Delia was crying and Misty's sisters hugged each other excitedly.
Everyone swarmed around Mr. Crefell, congratulating him on the production ands gushing about the shock ending.
When Ash and Misty parted, they suddenly noticed where they had been fighting and both felt their cheeks go very ,very red.
They both took a bow and the rest of the cast followed suit.
Misty pecked Ash on the check and gave him a cuddle.
Mr. Crefell smiled at them both.
"I know they could pull it off" he smiled.
"So that was fun" Richie commented.
The group was sitting on-stage, watching as the last few people filed out of the theatre.
Melody had her legs curled around his waist and her arms thrown around his shoulders, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah like a very romantic train crash" she joked.
"Could have been worse" Snap added. His arm was thrown around Duplica's shoulder and she snuggled close to him.
"But it could have been easier" Duplica smiled.
"You guys have no sense of fun" Giselle scoffed., leaning her onto Brock's shoulder and tugged his arm further around her waist.
"I'm beginning to worry about your sense of fun" Brock teased, pulling the brunette closer to him.
"See it wasn't so hard ,was it?" Lisa asked, gloating slightly.
She was lying down on the stage , Tracey sat beside her, toying with her hair
"Aren't we being little miss know it all" he teased as he tugged on her hair and she sat up cuddling into him..
Misty sat on Ash's lap, resting her head against his chest, smiling in contentment and giggling at her friends responses.
"Well what can I say?" Ash laughed. "We like drama"
"Yeah anyone up for this again next year?" Misty joked.
"Yup" everybody chorused and then erupted into fits of laughter.
"You know what?" Misty, sitting up and looking Ash in the eye.
"We should go for a trip" she suggested.
"Oh really?" asked with an amused smile.
"Yeah, I say we get a train and go to the beach and stay there and have fun" she continued, her eyes twinkling like a child.
"Yeah, that sounds fun and I get to see you in a bikini" Ash agreed.
The rest of the group gave their approval and a plan was formed.
A few days later.
Ash strolled into the train station and walked around looking for the information stand.
He ignored the amused stares people were giving him.
He turned around when he heard someone call his voice.
Brock was running towards him.
"Hey Ash, you do know you got a Misty on your back?" he asked, teasingly.
A giggle escaped the red head, firmly latched onto Ash's back.
Ash bounced, causing Misty to laugh and he tightened his grip on her.
"Yeah I went to her house and I haven't been able to get her off since. She can't get enough of me" he replied.
"Hey!" Misty objected, slapping him across the back of his head playfully.
"Yeah that's a small bit of a problem we've been having"
One by one the rest of the group showed and Daisy showed up as well much to the groups surprise, but more surprising was the fact she arrived holding Dave's hand in her own.
"Yeah like all your parents were okay with letting hormone hyped teens loose on an unsuspecting public" Daisy had sneered but there was no malice in it.
Everyone piled onto the train when Misty held Ash back.
"You know what this means don't you?" she asked, looking into his eyes.
Ash rubbed his hands together gleefully.
"Yeah we can teach the guys the card game with the impossible rules, passed on to us from the wise Oz and Reese" he gave her an evil smile.
"No it means we.."
Misty was caught by Ash as he grabbed her around the waist and slung her over his shoulder climbing into the train.
Misty squealed with delight as they made their way to their friends, enjoying what they had now and wondering about what was to come
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The End
Awhh this is so sad, the longest story I have ever written and it's finally coming to an end.
Well I'd like to say that I worked my hardest on it and did spend a long time on it but I had fun writing and I hope you enjoyed reading it.
Anyway, keep an eye peeled for more stories because this is not the end my friends..ohhh no
Mwa ha ha ha
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and a final note, these are all the song used in this story, well full songs,
1. Fever - Peggy Lee
2. I could be the one - Donna Lewis
3. He drives me crazy - Pokemon three
4. Material Girl - Madonna
5. Things that go bump in the night - All stars
6. Two perfect girls - Pokemon Three
7. Nothing I've ever known - Bryan Adams
Melody and Richie have been doing nothing heavier than making out, I'm sorry if people got the impression that there was more going on but there wasn't and in regards to the dirty jokes Richie makes, he's a teenage boy, what teenage boy doesn't make dirty jokes?
Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the story, and I made up Duplica's second name, I have absolutely no reason to believe that this is her second name other than it occurred to me while I was typing.
I'm sorry about the delays that I had with story and I'd like to thank everyone who's been so patient with me and I hope the story lives up to your expectations.
Please read and review and most importantly, enjoy
I don't own the characters and if you want to contact me, you know how
Thanks and lots of love
Nibbs
Chapter 16
Duplica was searching frantically for Misty.
She couldn't believe what she had just heard Ash say, she was mad at him because he didn't seem to care about his friends but it didn't mean she was mad enough to let him go.
He was one of her best friends and she didn't want to lose him and how would Misty react, after everything that had happened.
That's when it hit her and she turned on her heel and stalked back towards the curtains where she had heard Ash.
"You jerk!" she shrieked causing the boy to jump and let out a cry of surprise.
"It was like that when we got there and we had no idea it was..wait what?" he asked, trying to remember what he was trying to make up excuses for.
Duplica was glaring at him with such anger it made him shrink back and her eyes were filling with tears rapidly.
Ash panicked, he never knew what to do with a girl when she was crying.
He searched for anything that make this go away and make her happy.
"That dress doesn't make you butt look huge" he cried out, half guessing.
That caught Duplica off guard for a moment but she gathered herself again .
"How could you even think of leaving everyone like that without a word" she demanded
"What I'm not trying to..."
"Save it, I heard you talking to Pikachu"
Duplica's knees gave way and she sat opposite Ash who had looked down, ashamed.
"That would be a really horrible thing to do and it would make a terrible friend" Duplica murmured.
Ash snorted and looked at her with narrowed eyes.
"Because all the best friends go around eavesdropping" he answered, sarcasm dripping from his voice.
"Yeah what about Misty? You gonna leave her hanging like that" the green haired teen asked, tears running down her face now.
Ash suddenly remembered what he had told Brock before, about how he would never leave Misty hanging.
"Oh come on Duplica. She'd be better off"
"Then why aren't you going to tell her?"
Ash went quiet for a moment, mulling over that thought.
"Because she doesn't need to know" he replied softly.
Duplica's eyes flashed and she shot up in a second.
"You really think that?" she asked, her voice cracking.
Someone approached them and tapped Duplica on the shoulder.
"You're on" the boy said before walking away
Duplica hastily wiped her eyes before straightening out her dress and dusting herself off.
"You're gonna tell her, aren't you?" Ash asked quietly.
Duplica couldn't bring herself to look at him so she concentrated on brushing some imaginary lint off her skirt.
"You already know the answer to that" she replied calmly.
With that Duplica walked away, willing herself to remember her lines and to lose herself in the acting.
Snap was standing on the walkway above the stage, playing with the lights when he saw Duplica walking below him.
He was distracted and as such, let one of the spotlights slip.
The beam of light swung about the backstage, catching various people in its ray before it finally came to rest shining on the closed door of one of the changing rooms.
By now everyone had seen the renegade lamp and those who hadn't been blinded stopped and watched its path.
Melody stepped out of the door with a smile and Richie followed with lipstick on his cheek.
They both froze when they saw the huge crowd staring at them.
It seemed everyone in the room was looking at them and they were trapped in the spotlight like deer caught in the headlights of a truck.
Among the faces they could see their friends staring at them, some of them had knowing looks and smirks while others stared at them in horror.
"OK I can kind of see why you might all stare because its not like we're in the middle of a hectic play and have jobs to do or anything but what's with the spotlight? Is that really necessary?" Richie joked after a few moments.
He stood in front of Melody almost protectively, shielding his eyes from the bright light.
The light flipped off and a small voice from above apologized.
Everyone continued staring at them until Melody rolled her eyes and walked towards the crowd, arms cross with bored expression.
"Yeah like you wouldn't" she said with a smirk.
Most of the people shrugged and agreed.
Melody grabbed Richie's hand and pulled him along.
"C'mon, I wanna watch the show "
"You just want to see my butt in light" Richie teased.
Melody shrugged as she pulled him along.
"OK yeah that too"
After the couple departed, Duplica shot a puzzled look up at Snap, temporarily forgetting about everything else that had happened.
Snap grinned sheepishly and Duplica giggled.
Someone called something out and Duplica had to rush off towards the stage but not before shooting Snap another smile and then disappearing on-stage.
Snap grinned back at her and leaned back against the railing thinking.
Duplica was so pretty, he had known that since the first time he met her and she was his best friend, more so then anyone else in the group.
Misty scared him, not in a bad way.
When he had first met the red head he was stunned and too scared to speak and the more time he spent with her, he found that she wasn't so different to him after all and after that, her magic effect seemed to fade away, instead of an untouchable redheaded goddess, he had a really pretty friend.
Snap decided there and then to do something about the situation which had gone on like this for far too long.
On stage, Jade was left alone on-stage after she had given him a romance spell and she was supposed to meet Princess Calliopes best friend and maid Aoife met Jade and tried to understand what it was Ben wanted.
The two girls ran through their lines perfectly sparking laughter.
Duplica tried to avoid Misty's eyes because of everything that had happened while Misty looked at her in concern, wondering what could have possibly happened between her last scene and now.
That's when it hit her, it must be Snap. Snap must have said something to Duplica to upset her that much.
Misty his a smile, she'd find Snap after she finished her scene and she'd find out how he felt about Duplica even if it amounted to her stringing him up and dangling his camera over a small bucket of chemicals from the science labs.
Maybe it was a blessing that all the emotions the teens held were ricocheting off the walls because it distracted them from their utter terror at being on stage.
It was like they were all in default mode which meant, getting the lines and actions out the way Mr Crefell had drilled into them.
"So you're telling me that you think you may have some hidden feelings towards Ben?" Aoife asked skeptically.
"I don't know, ohh Finn is so much easier to understand" Jade sighed.
Aoife sat down and leant against a tree while Jade stood in front of the tree.
"You know what" Jade began while the music started up.
Right now I feel- Just like a leaf on the breeze
Who knows where its blowin''
Jade drew an imaginary design in the air, imitating a leaf floating to the ground.
Who knows where it's goin''
I find myself somewhere I- I never thought I'd be
She leant against the tree, with a hand on her heart
Goin' round in circles
Thinking about you and me
Ben walked out on stage, leading Calliope by the hand ,neither of them noticing the two girl behind them
How do I explain it when I don't know what to say
What do I do now- so much has changed
Jade turned to Aoife holding her hands out in a desperate plea, Aoife leant down and placed her hand on Jades shoulders comfortingly.
Nothing I have ever known-has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen- has made me want to stay
Jade stood up and walked across the stage, slowly.
She stopped and looked around her surroundings sadly.
But here I am- ready for you
I'm torn, I'm fallin'- I hear my home callin'
She looked between Ben and then back at the forest, her eyes filled with sadness.
Hey- I've never felt something so strong- oh no
It's like nothing I've ever known
Jade shook her head and looked upwards as if searching for an answer from above.
Now you're the one I'm lookin' for
You're the one I need
You're the one that gives me- a reason to believe
She turned towards Ben, holding her arms towards them but then she pulled them back and hugged herself
Following a star - has lead to where you are
Its feels so strong now- this can't be wrong now
Jade whirled around gently, her skirt swishing after her and her arms spread out.
Nothing I have ever known-has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen- has made me want to stay
But here I am- ready for you
Jade stood in front of Ben but he seemed not to notice her while he glanced back at Calliope.
I'm torn, I'm fallin'- I hear my home callin'
Hey- I've never felt something so strong- oh no
It's like nothing I've ever known
Jade sank onto her knees, looking up at the sky when she drew the imaginary design of the leaf again before she stopped and watched as Ben left with Calliope while Aoife sat next to her, resting her hand on her shoulder
Right now I feel- I feel Like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where its blowin
Who knows where its goin'
Jade bowed her head in defeat and the curtain fell.
Misty's head bobbed up as soon as the curtain touched the wood of the stage.
Duplica paused and but her lips.
Misty stood up to leave when Duplica grabbed her wrist firmly.
"Something the matter?" Misty asked curiously, noticing her friends expression.
"Yeah I have something to tell you, something I have to tell you, something you need to know something"
Duplica knew she was stalling and what was worse was that Misty knew she was stalling.
"Well when you get around to saying what this crucial something is, you will let me know?" she teased as she stood up.
"Misty it's about Ash" she blurted out.
This caught Misty's attention and now Duplica found herself the victim of an intense stare.
"Well?" Misty asked after a moments silence, tensing.
"Well he"
"Um Misty?" Snap called out, approaching the pair.
"What?!" they both snapped, stressed out about the conversation which was added to the stress of the musical and neither were feeling particularly patient about now.
"I wanted to talk to you about something" Snap murmured.
Misty looked at Duplica who seemed distant since Snap showed up.
Misty searched her friends face for any sign that she was going to say something but the green haired youth had closed herself off form the world.
Duplica looked at her and shook her head.
"I'll tell you later" she said softly and she slinked offstage leaving a stunned Misty who then in a huff, stalked offstage pushing Snap ahead of her.
Once they had found a quiet place, Misty folded her arms across her chest and looked at Snap, annoyed.
She wasn't annoyed with him, well not completely anyway, but she was frustrated with the whole situation and really missed her best friend and was becoming steadily angrier at the state of affairs the group had found themselves.
Like Ash, she also was looking back to their youth when everything had been so much simpler but wasn't thinking of resorting to anything as drastic as Ash was.
Truth be told, neither of them wanted to back to their youth because while they had been fun, they had fun s teens as well and to try and muddle through puberty again would be way too big a trek to attempt again.
Duplica walked around backstage, furiously wiping her eyes with her hands.
"Big girls don't cry" she hissed to herself, willing her eyes to stop watering but she couldn't take this, it was too much.
There was only so much a girls heart could take without needing to protect herself.
Her heart had been on her sleeve for much too long and she needed to take a break and lick her wounds.
"And I was stupid enough to think that maybe he liked me" she mocked herself.
Earlier that week, she had thought he was paying attention to her in a new light but at the end of the day, Misty was the one he wanted to talk to in private.
This was one of those time when your heart and head clash.
Every ounce of logic in Duplica's head was telling her to cut her losses and to walk away from this but her head needed to know for definite whether Snap was going to do what she thought he would do.
Her heart won out though and Duplica searched for the pair, she found them in a corner and hid herself, leaning in to listen to the conversation.
"What's wrong?" Misty asked, her expression softening when she saw how nervous Snap seemed to be acting.
He paced in front of her, grinding his balled up left fist into his outstretched right palm
"You and I have known each other for a while now" he began, glancing at Misty every now and again but quickly averted his gaze.
"True" Misty agreed, watching him cautiously.
"And we have had some fun" he continued.
Misty nodded along.
"But I you, I think we should see other people" he rushed the words out so fast Misty nearly didn't catch them but then suddenly it hit her like a pile of bricks.
She bit her lip, as if considering her options and decided her course of action.
Misty bolted up and stared at him in shock.
"What? Why?" she demanded, her voice filled with emotion.
"We're not right for each other and I.." Snap paused then nodded, plucking up the courage he needed.
"I am completely in love with another girl" he said firmly, fixing his gaze on Misty.
Misty turned away and sighed sadly.
"I can see your minds made up, that girl is very lucky, I hope she knows how lucky she is. I'm sorry it had to end like this"
Snap smiled at her sadly and walked away but paused at the sound of Misty's voice.
"Hey, what's the name of this wondergirl?" Misty called after him.
"Duplica A. Livingston, always has been, always will be" he called back with more confidence then Misty ever remembered him.
"Thought so" Misty smirked and continued on, wondering how she had failed to notice Snaps feeling, well whatever they were, they were gone and Misty thought she should be sad except she had no reason to be.
It was very bizarre feeling.
Duplica almost left out a laugh of delight but restrained herself and waited for Snap to walk by before she fell into step beside him.
"Hi" she piped up suddenly.
"Duplica A.Livingston?" Snap cried out in surprise, not noticing her until then.
"So " she began conversationally.
"Yeah?"
"You just told Misty that you loved me"
Snap froze in his tracks.
"I.."
"Why do guys have to make things at least eight times more complicated than they need to be?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Like you can talk, you're a girl do you have any idea who nonsense you ladies can, of course it the best kind of nonsense" Snap grinned as Duplica pressed her forehead against his .
"That's what girls do, we keep you guessing the whole way through" Duplica smiled shyly at Snap and they shared a soft gentle kiss.
"Is it something in the water? " a voice demanded from behind them.
They both pulled apart instantly to see Mr. Crefell scowling at them.
Mr. Crefell sighed.
"And if so, where can I find a bottle of this water" he asked no one in particular as he wandered away.
Duplica and Snap both blushed shyly, Duplica took Snaps hand gently and led him away.
"Where are we going?" he asked curiously.
"We have one more problem to sort out and then everything will be perfect" she replied cheerfully.
"What problem?" Snap asked suspiciously.
"Ash and Misty" Duplica replied with a wink.
"Ohh man, it would be easier to solve all wars, cure all world hunger and figure out girls" Snap objected.
"I've always been ambitious" Duplica grinned.
Misty straightened out her outfit and fixed her hair when someone appeared behind her in the mirror.
Misty whirled around and found herself face to face with Rudy.
"Hey peaches, howzabout after this play, you and get a little more acquainted?" he asked in his usual charming voice.
To his surprise, Misty stated giggling sweetly, like any other girl when he turned on the charm.
She rubbed her leg with her foot, raising her knee higher, almost as if she was flirting with him.
"Stop with the chat-up lines and leave me alone or else I will knee you so hard in your family jewels that your grand kids, that is provided you can produce children afterwards, will be signing alto for the rest of their days, understand?" she threatened in a low dangerous tone.
This time it was Misty who was surprised, Rudy threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"Man, you're never gonna be interested are you?" he asked, after his laughter had died down.
Misty shook her head with a weak smile.
Rudy ran his hand through his hair.
"Then I'm officially ending it, it's been fun red" he said with a friendly grin.
Misty smiled back and shook his head.
As Rudy walked away, Misty wolf whistled in jest and hooted.
Rudy laughed and waggled his butt as he left, causing more whistles from Misty.
The play was drawing to a close and Jade and Ben had just confessed their feelings to one another.
The humans and magic wielders had been furious at them and were about to start a war when the two teens suggested a compromise.
The magic wielders were forced to make peace with the humans and as a peace offering, the magic wielders blessed the animals of the forest and the world with magic powers, allowing some of the animals to call on the power of water and others called on the power of fire and so forth.
Everyone on-stage cheered when the Pokemon appeared and Melody pranced on-stage announcing that's that the story of how Pokemon came to be.
The curtain sank and the theatre filled with applause.
Duplica stood in front of Misty and she took a deep breath.
"What's wrong?" Misty began.
"Ash is gonna leave. I heard him say it to Pikachu, he's gonna leave on his Pokemon journey because of the mess that's happened here and I know you don't want it to end like that but he's gonna leave" Duplica burst out.
Misty's expression darkened and she stalked off.
"The hell he is" she growled.
Ash was walking across the stage when Misty ran in front of him to block his path.
Everyone on-stage backed off when they saw the fight that was about to ensue.
The curtains rose for the cast to bow but that wasn't happening and because everyone was still in costume and the sets were still there, the audience assumed this was part of the play.
"So running away, that would been so impressive, I'm surprised you didn't want more people to know " Misty began, fists balled up at her side.
Ash's expression clouded over.
"Oh now you're noticing me well don't I feel special" he snapped.
"You were just going to leave without a word to anyone, how selfish can you be?" Misty cried, stamping her foot on the ground.
"What do you care, you've got prince charming over there" Ash yelled back, pointing at Rudy.
"Him? How could you think I care about him? I care about you, you moron! You're the one I've shared my life with, the one I grew up with and the person I want to grow old with!" Misty practically screamed at him.
The audience gasped at this and Delia Ketchum leant towards Daisy Waterflower.
"She's very good" she complimented.
"Yeah, I couldn't see why Jade would want to go for Ben anyway I mean with a guy like Finn around" Violet added, as the three sisters leant forward in their chairs.
"Then why have you been treating me like the scum you find stuck to the bottom of your shoe?" Ash demanded.
Misty's eyes flooded with tears.
"I didn't mean to, things have been so tough lately" she sniffed. "and I need you to help and I need to love because I know you did before. You can't leave she sniffed again.
Ash's eyes pricked with tears.
"I do love you, probably now more than ever and I need you too but you didn't need me, not when you had prince charming or at least when I thought you wanted prince charming. Please don't cry" he begged softly.
Misty looked at him, tears running down her cheeks and she leapt into his arms hugging him tightly.
"Please don't scare me like that" she begged softly as she felt Ash tighten his grip on her.
":I love you, you know that?" he whispered.
Misty looked him straight in the eyes and planted her lips on his , finishing the fight with the most passionate kiss either ever had.
The theatre was now filled with thunderous applause.
Delia was crying and Misty's sisters hugged each other excitedly.
Everyone swarmed around Mr. Crefell, congratulating him on the production ands gushing about the shock ending.
When Ash and Misty parted, they suddenly noticed where they had been fighting and both felt their cheeks go very ,very red.
They both took a bow and the rest of the cast followed suit.
Misty pecked Ash on the check and gave him a cuddle.
Mr. Crefell smiled at them both.
"I know they could pull it off" he smiled.
"So that was fun" Richie commented.
The group was sitting on-stage, watching as the last few people filed out of the theatre.
Melody had her legs curled around his waist and her arms thrown around his shoulders, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah like a very romantic train crash" she joked.
"Could have been worse" Snap added. His arm was thrown around Duplica's shoulder and she snuggled close to him.
"But it could have been easier" Duplica smiled.
"You guys have no sense of fun" Giselle scoffed., leaning her onto Brock's shoulder and tugged his arm further around her waist.
"I'm beginning to worry about your sense of fun" Brock teased, pulling the brunette closer to him.
"See it wasn't so hard ,was it?" Lisa asked, gloating slightly.
She was lying down on the stage , Tracey sat beside her, toying with her hair
"Aren't we being little miss know it all" he teased as he tugged on her hair and she sat up cuddling into him..
Misty sat on Ash's lap, resting her head against his chest, smiling in contentment and giggling at her friends responses.
"Well what can I say?" Ash laughed. "We like drama"
"Yeah anyone up for this again next year?" Misty joked.
"Yup" everybody chorused and then erupted into fits of laughter.
"You know what?" Misty, sitting up and looking Ash in the eye.
"We should go for a trip" she suggested.
"Oh really?" asked with an amused smile.
"Yeah, I say we get a train and go to the beach and stay there and have fun" she continued, her eyes twinkling like a child.
"Yeah, that sounds fun and I get to see you in a bikini" Ash agreed.
The rest of the group gave their approval and a plan was formed.
A few days later.
Ash strolled into the train station and walked around looking for the information stand.
He ignored the amused stares people were giving him.
He turned around when he heard someone call his voice.
Brock was running towards him.
"Hey Ash, you do know you got a Misty on your back?" he asked, teasingly.
A giggle escaped the red head, firmly latched onto Ash's back.
Ash bounced, causing Misty to laugh and he tightened his grip on her.
"Yeah I went to her house and I haven't been able to get her off since. She can't get enough of me" he replied.
"Hey!" Misty objected, slapping him across the back of his head playfully.
"Yeah that's a small bit of a problem we've been having"
One by one the rest of the group showed and Daisy showed up as well much to the groups surprise, but more surprising was the fact she arrived holding Dave's hand in her own.
"Yeah like all your parents were okay with letting hormone hyped teens loose on an unsuspecting public" Daisy had sneered but there was no malice in it.
Everyone piled onto the train when Misty held Ash back.
"You know what this means don't you?" she asked, looking into his eyes.
Ash rubbed his hands together gleefully.
"Yeah we can teach the guys the card game with the impossible rules, passed on to us from the wise Oz and Reese" he gave her an evil smile.
"No it means we.."
Misty was caught by Ash as he grabbed her around the waist and slung her over his shoulder climbing into the train.
Misty squealed with delight as they made their way to their friends, enjoying what they had now and wondering about what was to come
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The End
Awhh this is so sad, the longest story I have ever written and it's finally coming to an end.
Well I'd like to say that I worked my hardest on it and did spend a long time on it but I had fun writing and I hope you enjoyed reading it.
Anyway, keep an eye peeled for more stories because this is not the end my friends..ohhh no
Mwa ha ha ha
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and a final note, these are all the song used in this story, well full songs,
1. Fever - Peggy Lee
2. I could be the one - Donna Lewis
3. He drives me crazy - Pokemon three
4. Material Girl - Madonna
5. Things that go bump in the night - All stars
6. Two perfect girls - Pokemon Three
7. Nothing I've ever known - Bryan Adams