Chapter 27: Ditto's Mysterious Mansion (Re-edited)
After the events with the Biker Gang, Cora and her friends continue their journey. The gang was walking along the path to Cinnabar Island when they saw some clouds were gathering.
"A storm?" Alain asked.
As soon as she said that it began to pour down on them making them run for it to find shelter.
"Let's get out of this!" Cora decided as they ran along the path, hoping to find some shelter.
"Where can we go?! We're in the middle of nowhere." Mairin pointed out.
Alain spotted something ahead of them, "Guys look!"
Looking in the direction she was pointing to, they saw it was an old looking house in the middle of nowhere.
"I don't like the looks of it." Mairin commented.
"That'll have to do, let's go!" Cora said.
They all went inside the house shaking the water off of them.
"Hello? Sorry for barging in!" Cora called out.
"Is anybody here?" Mairin called out.
The gang walked further in and noticed a stage that had a sign above that read "IMITE HOUSE" on it.
"It looks like some kind of theater." Alain said.
Mairin nodded, "Yeah."
"Well, since nobody's around, we might as well stay here until the rain stops." Cora suggested.
"Good idea." Alain agreed.
Soon, Kilala noticed something.
"Espe! (Look you guys!)" Kilala said.
Everyone turned to Kilala and Chespie and saw another Chespin right in front of Chespie.
"Where'd that other Chespin come from?" Alain asked.
The other Chespin was coping everything that Chespie was doing.
"Espe espeon (Interesting little Chespin)." Kilala commented.
"How cute!" Mairin squealed as she went over to the other Chespin and picked it up, "Hi there!"
Mairin's happiness soon turns to surprise and shock when she noticed that the Chespin's face was different from Chespie's. She dropped the Chespin, "What is this?! What's wrong with it?!"
"What's your problem?" Cora asked.
"That Chespin doesn't look right!" Mairin pointed at the Chespin.
Everyone looked and saw what Mairin meant. The Chespin in front of them had a different face.
"Could this be...a Ditto?" Cora questioned as she knelt down in front of it.
"A Ditto?" Mairin asked, curious.
Cora scanned the Pokémon.
[Ditto, a Transform Pokémon. It is able to rearrange the cells of its body and assume any form. Its only attack is Transform.]
The weird looking Chespin transformed into a pink blob with a smiling face.
Cora smiled back as she petted Ditto, "Squishy."
"So it is a Ditto." Alain concluded.
They heard someone giggle, "You're actually the first to figure that out."
They turned towards the source of the voice to see a girl with green hair that was in two ponytails, red shirt, and purple pants. Cora recognized her as Duplica.
"Who are you?" Mairin asked.
Duplica smiled at them, "My names Duplica from The House of Imite."
"Pleasure to meet you, Duplica." Cora greeted, "I'm Cora Joy."
Everyone introduced themselves and the Pokémon.
"Duplica? As in, duplicate?" Alain blinked.
"Yup," Duplica nodded and turned over to Ditto who bounced over to her and she caught it as it jumped into her arms, "Still trying to get out of your habit, Ditto?"
Ditto nodded sadly.
"Habit?" Mairin asked.
"Whenever Ditto transforms into a Pokémon or anything else, it's face stays the same." Duplica replied with a sad expression.
"Poor Ditto." Cora said, sadly.
"I want to become a Ditto Master, but I can't because when Ditto transforms into other Pokémon its face doesn't change. And the audiences don't like it very much." Duplica explained.
Ditto looked down.
"I just don't know what to do." Duplica admitted, sadly.
"How about we help Ditto practice until it's able to get right?" Cora suggested.
Duplica blinked at Cora, "Huh?"
"I can easily tell that you cared deeply about Ditto, and I know with enough practice, Ditto can transform as long as you believe in it." Cora stated.
Duplica had a complicated expression and looked down at Ditto, "Ditto, what do you think?"
Ditto pumped his arm in the air, "Ditto! (Let's do it!)"
Duplica smiled softly at Ditto and turned to Cora, "Alright, let's give a try!"
"Okay then, first things first; Ditto should try transform into someone or something that it's familiar with." Cora instructed.
Duplica pondered, "But what should I ask it to transform into?"
"Well...try asking it to transform into you?" Alain suggested.
"That's a great idea! If Ditto transforms into Duplica then maybe it can get the hang of transforming into something else without a problem." Cora smiled.
Duplica smiled, "I'll try it! Ditto transform into me!"
Ditto jumped out of her arms and transformed into her...but the face still didn't change much to their disappointment.
"It didn't work." Mairin commented.
"You're right." Alain agreed.
"Give it one more go, Ditto." Cora encouraged.
"Espe (Try again)." Kilala added.
Ditto, still transformed into Duplica, transformed into Cora this time and one of its eyes looked like Cora's.
"Oh! Its eye!" Mairin observed.
Alain smiled, "That's a start."
"Try Chespie again." Cora said.
Ditto transformed into Chespie again this time and the face was almost halfway there.
"Almost there Ditto, you can do it!" Duplica encouraged.
Ditto tried one more time and transformed into Duplica again only this time...Ditto finally got it.
"You did it!/Espeon! (You did it!)" Cora and Kilala cheered.
"Nicely done." Alain complimented.
The Pokémon cheered as well.
Duplica hugged Ditto that was still transformed into her, "I'm so proud of you Ditto! I knew you could do it!"
Ditto hugged its trainer back with a smile.
"Congrads, Duplica." Cora smiled.
Unexpectedly, Duplica and Ditto hugged Cora, "Thank you, Cora."
Cora hugged them back and then let go, "Ditto was able to transform perfectly because you believed in it, and it responded to your feelings."
"That's right." Mairin agreed.
"Many trainers who have a Ditto would probably give up," Alain stated, "But you didn't."
"He's right, ya' know." Cora smiled.
Duplica smiled at that.
Suddenly, the lights go out and the spotlights pan around the curtains, the gang's surprise, as Team Rocket rose from under the stage.
"Such a heartwarming moment." Jessie mocked.
"What? Who are you?" Duplica questioned.
"Prepare for trouble!" Jessie announced.
"Make it double!" James added.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right! Let's give 'em a hand!" Meowth said.
"Okay, show's over. Time to go back home." Cora clapped her hands in a bored tone.
"Quiet, young twerp. You'll be happy to know we're not interested in your Espeon today." Jessie stated.
"We're here for..." James trailed off.
Meowth leaped off the stage, "The Ditto!"
Kilala quickly got in front of Duplica and Ditto and used Tackle on Meowth which sent the cat Pokémon back to Jessie and James.
"Well that didn't work." James pointed out.
"I can see that!" Jessie snapped which caused James to flinch and step back.
"Manny, come on out!" Cora released Manny the Mankey who appeared on stage next to Team Rocket.
Team Rocket flinched when they saw Manny in front of them.
"Manny, use Close Combat!" Cora ordered.
Mannny launched his fight type attack on Team Rocket which caused them to fly off stage on the other side of the gang.
"Kilala, use Tackle!" Cora commanded.
Kilala ran towards Team Rocket and rammed into them which sent them bursting through the doors and landing outside of the mansion.
"Kilala, Manny, Thunder Shock!" Cora called out.
"Chespie, use Bullet Seed!" Mairin ordered.
"Ditto, use Thunderbolt!" Duplica ordered.
All attacks went towards Team Rocket and sent them flying into the sky.
"I can't believe that we got beaten by a Mankey and a Ditto!" Jessie growled.
"You know what I believe?" Meowth asked.
"Yeah." Jessie and James said.
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" They shouted before they disappeared in the sky.
DING!
"Well done, everyone." Cora complimented the Pokémon.
All the Pokémon smiled and cheered.
Suddenly, Manny started glowing blue which meant that he was evolving! When the glow died down to reveal a bipedal, simian Pokémon with a round body covered in light beige, shaggy fur. It has triangular ears with pink insides, narrow eyes with tiny pupils, and a pink, snout-like nose. Its arms and legs are brown and have metal shackles on the wrists and ankles. The hands have no visible fingers, instead resembling mittens or boxing gloves, and the feet have two toes
Cora took out her phone and scanned the Pokémon.
[Primeape, the Pig Monkey Pokémon. The evolved form of Mankey. If you make eye contact with this evolved form of Mankey, it will chase you forever.]
"Forever?!" Mairin gasped.
"Don't worry, Manny won't do that to us." Cora assured her.
Mairin sighed with relief, "That's a relief."
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Duplica was outside fixing the sign on the mansion.
"There! The Imite House is reopened!" Duplica announced.
"Congratulations!" Cora said.
"You did it, Duplica!" Mairin cheered.
"You and Ditto are gonna become stars!" Alain complimented.
"Thanks for everything! Come back and see us anytime, okay?!" Duplica said, happily
"Good luck, and take care of yourself, Ditto master!" Cora smiled as she waved to her.
Then the gang was on the road once more.
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Pokémon Obtained:
Cora: Shiny Espeon (Kilala)(F), Shiny Charizard (Nuri)(F), Altaria (Talia)(F), Shiny Lucario (Jackal)(M), Frogadier (Kenji)(M), Pidgeot (Gail)(F), Shiny Gyarados (Rory)(M), Cloyster (Matta)(M), Shiny Starmie (Pyxis)(Genderless), Butterfree (Papilio)(M), Beedrill (Stinger)(M), Nidorina (Juno)(F), Nidoran (Malik)(M), Pikachu (Tama)(F), Clefable (Shayla)(F), Sandslash (Digger)(M), Meloetta (Odele)(F), Chikorita (Kalmia)(F), Shiny Braxien (Rogue)(F), Mienfoo (Mulan)(F), Glaceon (Nieva)(F), Leafeon (Panra)(F), Shiny Gengar (Sypro)(M), Shiny Monferno (Pirro)(M), Galarian Ponyta (Althea)(F), Shiny Chespin (Cybele)(F), Alolan Raichu (Zuma)(M), Rockruff (Romulus)(M), Meowstic (Yuki)(F), Oshawott (Daisho)(M), Kingler (Kuka)(M), Shiny Umbreon (Zunair)(M) Sylveon (Stella)(F), Vaporeon (Kaori)(F), Jolteon (Lyn)(F), Flareon (Egan)(M), Dratini (Scylla)(F), Absol (Twilight)(M), Shiny Scorbunny (Scorch)(M), Popplio (Naia)(F), Alolan Vulpix (Elsa)(F), Pink Butterfree (Momo)(F), Sobble (Mystique)(F), Primeape (Manny)(M), Magnemite (Static)(Genderless), Growlithe (Aiden)(M), Abra (Houdini)(M), Zorua (Kurama)(M), Cubone (M), Marowak (Alsie)(F), Vulpix (Inari)(F), Persian (Cleo)(F), Ponyta (Rubira)(F), Dewgong (Moishe)(M), Horsea (Arnav)(M), Kangaskhan (Mildred)(F), Kirlia (Guinevere)(F), Poliwag (2), Tauros (9)
Alain: Charizard (M), Metagross (Genderless), Tyranitar (M), Weavile (M), Bisharp (M), Unfezant (M), Leafeon (F), Umbreon (M), Chestnaught (M), Malamar (F), Steelix (M), Shiny Gyarados (F), Scyther (M), Golbat (M), Shiny Zorua (Unovan)(M), Frigibax (M), Prinplup (M), Copperajah (F), Lokix (M), Magby (M), Axew (M), Rockruff (M), Rhydon (F), Alakazam (M), Meowstic (M), Sandile (M), Absol (M), Cyndaquil (M), Deino (F) Rookidee (M), Squirtle (M), Growlithe (F), Marowak (M), Tauros (M), Lanturn (F), Fearow (M), Kirlia (M), Eevee (2)
Mairin: Chespin (Chespie)(M), Flabébé (Bébé)(F), Gogoat (Grazer)(F), Butterfree (Bira)(F), Parasect (Paxtin)(M), Clefairy (Pixie)(F), Lilligant (Unovan)(Petunia)(F), Swadloon (Evanthe)(F), Thwackey (Biri)(F), Grotle (Aspen)(M), Pansage (Sage)(F), Roserade (Rose)(F), Azumarill (Mary)(F), Skitty (Cathy)(F), Cherubi (Cherry)(F), Maractus (Amaranth)(F), Snivy (Vinicius)(F), Shaymin (Carissa)(F), Squirtle (Kai)(M), Poliwag (Wade)(M), Eevee (F), Seel (Nixie)(F), Goldeen (Maya)(F), Oddish (Bryony)(F)
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