From: IcyPikachu <joshweb@hotmail.com>
Subject: [PW!][Clan Caterpie] A Pokémon Meeting
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 5:16 PM
Icy checked the clock mounted on the wall. "9:45" it
read. "Well, I
guess it's time to meet whoever that was." He left his room and headed for
the main bridge. Luckily, no one was paying attention to the little Pikachu
since they were too bust wondering if the rumors of a bomb on the ship were
true. He made it to the main bridge, but no one was there.
"Psst. Over here," someone whispered.
"Huh. Who's there?" Icy looked around. Then, a Ditto
slowly
materialized.
"I'm Mimic. Pleased to meet you, Icy. I've been looking
foreword to
this." Icy was too stunned to respond.
From: Adrian Tymes <wingcat@soca.com>
Subject: Re: [PW!][Clan Caterpie] A Pokémon Meeting
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 12:49 AM
"Rumors true? Is Icy...human?"
Icy blinked. "I was..." He quickly summed up his recent history for
the nth time. "And you?"
"Icy hear of city-destroyer pokemon?"
"That one that put Surge out of business for a while? What about it?"
"Icy ask who Mimic is."
"You...?" Icy backed away slowly.
"That Mimic's brother. Mimic has same powers, but no want destroy
everyone."
"So, those were all the same pokemon. A single Ditto, just like the
rumors said. But, how could one Ditto do so much?"
"No just ditto. Altered, like Mewtwo. This why Mewtwo contact Mimic.
Mewtwo want help. Mimic refuse. Icy refuse." Mimic looked to one
side. "*MEW* refuse."
A Diglett squirmed out of the shadows. "Interesting. I did not think
you could spot me like this."
Icy sweatdropped. "Uh, Mimic, that isn't a Mew..."
"Is agent. Mew take over minds. Mew crazy," Mimic snorted.
"'Crazy', am I? This, coming from someone who toys with humans at every
other level...and I do mean *every* level, after this cruise. I wonder
if you've developed...feelings for some of them."
"Mimic no know what Mew talking about."
"No? Are you sure? Perhaps if I were to toy with that little 'test
subject' of yours..."
"Mew do what Mew wants. Icy see Mew. Is preoccupied. Maybe not able
save humans on ship when Mewtwo arrive."
Icy took a moment to register that Mimic was talking to him again.
"Save...? Uh-uh. I'm not a hero."
"..."
"Look, just because..."
Mimic cut him off. "No need explain. Icy no want save ship, Mimic no
can force. Mimic thought not-trainer friend help."
"'Not-trainer'?"
"Mimic recognize scent of one who give Icy translator."
Icy looked at his translator. "Oh, you mean Quethiril."
"No know name. May be, may be not. By way, why use translator? Why
not speak normal? Icy was human, so Icy once spoke...did Icy?"
It took a second for Icy to realize he had been speaking through his
translator all along, rather than using normal poke-speak. The device
had already become second nature to him. "I can't, not like this."
"Icy can. All Pokemon physically capable; most just no know how.
Mimic teach Icy, if Icy help Mimic."
"Look, I told you..."
"No now, Mimic know. Maybe later."
Casting his ear to the humans below, Icy heard some voices talking about
bomb rumors. "I better go. Maybe we will meet again some day Mimic."
"Bye, Icy. Good luck!" Mimic melted into the background. "Mimic hope
meet Icy again, too. Mimic want discuss more with human pokemon, Mimic
sure."
