From: Maria Rocket (mobius101@aol.compactpika) Subject: [PW!] Aerie, the Ditto Dancers, and Everything Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/04/20 >"Aerie, it isn't working." > >"Why do you say that?" > >Estro gestured to the screen. "It says that about half the people in >the main ballroom - everyone in that big dance line - is a ditto." Seth sweatdropped. "Must be a family reunion..." He lifted up on his tiptoes and tried to get a better look into the crowd. "I can't feel anything...what about you, Aer'?" "In fact," Estro continued before Aerie could answer, "according to the Pokedex, both of you and those babies are registering as Ditto..." He frowned and smacked the side of it with his hand a few times, causing the device to squalk and chrip in protest. "Screwy thing, must be malfunctioning." Seth glanced out the side of his shades at Estro. "Eh...sure, Estrogen." "That's *Estro*!" The other Rocket fumed. "MmmHmm..." Seth turned his attention back to Aerie, who was busy cuddling baby Seth and Hope. She had a big, strange, watery eyed, goofy look on her face. Seth smiled wryly. "Um...Aer'? You feel anything?" "Seth, I want to be a mommy!" Aerie began bawling and laughing at the same time. Both Seth and Estro took a big step back from her. James the Psyduck just looked very confused. "Psy yie yiie..." Slasher just bowed his tail and head in agreement. "Siian." Seth sweatdropped and put up his hands reassuringly. "Aerie, I'm sure that's just that time of the month talking...if you still *have* that time of the month now...but anyway..." He seemed to panic momentarily. "Look, I know you're feeling kinda emotional right now, but I promise, we'll talk a bit more once we find my parents and work this all out. But see, the babies like you, I love you, and, and..." He began to stutter. Estro looked between them and rolled his eyes. "Gawd..." Seth suddenly had an impulse to deck Estro, but restrained himself, feeling that the impulse was being partially channelled from an outside force. He lifted an eyebrow and glanced around. "Mom?" He shook it off and hugged Aerie. "C'mon, let's try those cameras..." Just then, the ship stopped. Aerie looked up from Seth's shoulder and gathered the twins against her. "Wait...are we sinking?" Estro looked down. "I don't think so..." "You've gotta be kidding me..." Seth pulled his shades up and threw a look around the deck. All the dancing Ditto were now sliding overboard, with shouts of 'Party! Party! Party!' in both Ditto language and human language. "What's going on here?" TBC? >[1] I believe it was Maria who first envisioned the ditto conga line... >^_^; Dittooooooooooooo! ^_^ BTW, anyone catch the Quantum Leap ref in this post? ^^; ~Maria R "Psy yie yie..." --- http://purplestudio.webjump.com --- "R is for Rrrah...Rrrah...Rocket!" - Meowth --- Rocketshipper Forever! --- TEOTWAWKI