From: Maria Rocket <mobius101@aol.compactpika> Subject: [PW!] Whispers in the Moonlight Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 12:38 PM >"...thank you." 'Seth' returned the hug. "Mimic...no know if can ever >care that much...no know if heart still exist." > >"It'll grow back over time. They always do, if you let them." > >"How know?" > >Seth debated for a moment whether this was an appropriate time to >introduce Mimic to the academic basics of psycological proofs. He only >needed a moment. "Trust me. I know." > >An hour later, Slasher roused from his catnap to find himself just >outside Sabrina's gym. One Seth looked like he was resisting the urge >to wring out his shoulder, while the other transformed into a Growlithe >and began sniffing for Aerie, before the first patted him on the >shoulder, shook his head, and took off down a street, with 'Seth' and >Slasher close behind. *** "Wiggly!" "Sounds tasty. I'll have to try it sometime....but will chicken work as a substitute for Farfetch'd? I'd hate to eat a friend..." "Wigglytuff." "Ah, good." The girl and Wigglytuff sitting in the dark were interrupted by a rustling in the bushes. They turned to see a face pop through the leaves. He was pushed all the way out a moment later by an impatient Persian. "Sian!" "Yes Slash, it's Aerie," Seth got up and and brushed the leaves from himself. "So Aer', did you find Mom?" "You show me yours first," Aerie giggled wickedly. Seth raised an eyebrow with a grin. "If you insist...." He turned and looked over his shoulder. "Mimic? Come on, it's Aerie!" "Dit....to!" A happy Ditto squealed and jumped onto Aerie's lap. "Ditto Ditto!" He waved about cheerily. Everyone present, save for the Wigglytuff, sweatdropped. Seth turned a flashlight onto 'Mimic.' "Y'know...I think Mimic just got mimicked!" "Dit!" The wild Ditto, realizing he had been found out, pouted and jumped away into the bushes again. He sailed right over the head of a Growlithe, who was coming out of the bushes at the same time. Mimic watched it go, then continued out with a shrug. "Hello Aerie," Mimic sat next to Aerie. "Mimic think this is crazy plan, but Mimic do what can to help." "Glad to see you again Mimic," Aerie smiled and stroked him behind the ears. When she looked up, she found Seth eyeing the Wigglytuff. His flashlight had clicked off, the the Wigglytuff's eyes still shone blue in the dark. "Hey, who's the Wiggly?" "Oh, I think that belongs to your Mom," Aerie giggled. "When I went after her, there was another misunderstanding...but I guess the gun malfunctioned somehow, so she's still here..." Aerie gestured over at the Wigglytuff. "We've occupied ourselves with girl talk while waiting for you." She smiled. "I knew you'd return soon." Seth blinked. "Umm....so where's Mom now?" Aerie pointed up. Up above was a large sack tied to the tree. Seth sweatdropped. "She's not going to be happy....I wonder how we're going to get her to go along with this." "She wasn't happy when I tried explaining either." Aerie folded her arms shivering. "It's going to be tricky. But I'm pretty sure we can pull it off. Or, well, I guess that's up to Mimic..." Mimic looked wary. "Mimic going to have to...?" He blinked at Aerie in surprise. Aerie blushed and cleared her mind. "Sorry Mimic, those thoughts weren't supposed to be directed at you..." "Sian?" Slasher blinked. Aerie smacked her forehead. Seth snickered. "Aerie...you're really off target tonight." "Well, it's cold, I can't think when it's cold," Aerie huffed. "So, do you want to do this here?" "Might as well..." Seth kissed the corner of her mouth and put his arms around her. Before Aerie could respond, he transformed into a quilt around her. Aerie giggled and tucked it tighly around herself. "Okay Mimic...I think you should be the one to bring her down...she's probably ready to send me into orbit by now." Mimic blinked. "But...what Mimic do? What Mimic say?" He watched Slasher nudge the Wigglytuff away. "Wiggly Wiggly..." Mimic looked over at the Wigglytuff. "Myself? Mimic not even sure of what self is, so Mimic can not be self..." Aerie sighed and shook her head. "It's not that simple in this case, Wigglytuff. Try confronting her in James' form, Mimic, that's what she remembers, and in anycase, that's probably the only person she wouldn't react violently towards at the moment." She shrugged with a small grin. "Tell her how you feel." Then she stopped and turned as if listening to something. "Um..." She turned back to Mimic. "Or something. The important thing is that you get her to give you that box. We can always wipe her memory later." "Mimic think....Mimic understand." "Alright, we'll be hiding nearby," Aerie nodded her head towards the bushes. "If anything goes wrong, we'll be here. But I've disabled her weapons, so you shouldn't have to worry about that. Good luck!" Aerie dove into the nearby bushes, Seth still tucked around her. #We're depending on you...# Mimic rolled his eyes slightly. Put on the pressure... #Mimic think maybe MissingNo. not so bad...# #Dad...# #Mimic joking...# Maybe. He transformed into James and looked up at the rope holding the sack suspended in the air. He ran his hands back through his hair and sighed. "Here goes something..." TBC? ~Maria R "Psy yie yie..." --- http://purplestudio.webjump.com --- "R is for Rrrah...Rrrah...Rocket!" - Meowth --- Rocketshipper Forever! --- TEOTWAWKI