Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Timetravelers: AAMLS II ❯ The New Man ( Chapter 2 )
It's a new man. Need I say more?
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And the legal drinking age in Kanto is 20. Remember that! They're so lucky.
More of that usual jazz:
-Mk, Arielle and Lance are just Timetravelers from the future. Oh, and did I mention that the two girls are Ash's daughters? Hehehehe.
Acutally, they're half sisters. But don't worry about who's their mothers...
And before you get any ideas, Mk is NOT Misty's daughter. They just both have orange hair.
-Don't worry bout the Guardian Angel project thingamajig.
-Alpha, beta: leadership positions in the Timetravelers.
Part Two: The New Man
December 31, 2005
Saffron City, 11:30 p.m.
The last couple months had been a fiasco. Misty was on Ash's case every day! Everyone wanted to see them get back together. They had a great relationship before… where did it all go? Someone just doesn't fall out of love. It isn't that easy to do. Or so they thought.
Today was the New Year's Timetraveler Party. They were in a bar that was decorated for the occasion. There was also a cake on a table in the middle of the room. It would be cut at midnight. Everyone in the room was excited to see what the next year would dish out at them.
Misty came with her new boyfriend that she'd brag about all the time. She would go on about how he was the best thing since the videophone. His name was Thomas Delton. He was a rich man, raised in Central Kanto. He had golden-blond hair and green eyes. He seemed kind enough…
"Hello. You must be Misty's ex," he said to Ash.
"Yah, I am." He looked away, not wanting to talk about it.
"I heard you kidnapped twelve children, or did twelve children kidnap you?"
Ash stared at him. He moved away from him. He wasn't very nice. "What does Misty even see in that jerk anyway?"
The party was excellent, but Ash was lousy. It seemed like everyone had someone but him. Everyone had someone to love, except him. All he had were friends or enemies, it seemed.
It ws 11:55. Thomas took Misty outside the room. Ash just stared and drank some more wine. (remember the note? He's only twenty.)
At 11:58, they came back. Thomas took Ash's wine glass from his hands, picked up a spoon and banged it to get everyone's attention. Ash stared. He was drinking that!
"Excuse me, I would like to make an announcement."
"We're getting married!" Misty said happily, like if this was the best thing that had ever happened to her in her life.
Ash was shocked. Sick a fork in him, he's done! It was beyond words. "But-but-" he thought.
"And we decided to have it in early March!" Thomas said.
Everyone politely applauded, except Ash. He stared at the couple. Who did that Thomas guy think he was? He sighed. There was nothing he could do. He didn't own Misty, so her life was hers to ruin.
"2006 is going to be a bad year if it starts out like this…" he mumbled.
The people started counting down.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-HAPPY NEW YEAR! It was now 2006. Confetti flew everywhere. Ash walked out, not wanting to be at the party anymore.
"Can't we keep the old year? At least I had someone to care about me!"
TT HQ, 5:20 p.m.
"Guess what kind of year this is?" Mr. Takenshi asked. No one had a clue, so they all shrugged. "It's an endenflaré!" he told them.
"AAAAHHHHHHH!" everyone screamed. Endenflarés were years where a lot of things were happening and the Timetravelers had to be vigilant. That meant no January training, but daily meetings. Only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday would be the mission days, but still, that was every day. That, and another Timetraveler year would join them, and some Timetraveler years were a pain in the butt. [and don't ask me where I got the word endenflaré; I haven't a clue myself. :)]
"Here's your year!" Mk and her 2023 Timetravelers walked in. Their boss walked behind them.
"Hi! We're Group A from 2023. I'm the alpha. Call me Mk," she said. [orange hair, dark-brown eyes, freaky bangs!]
"Hello!" everyone replied. Ash felt better. He had worked with a couple of the 2023 Timetravelers, and they were very good. It was nice to know that he had some friends in this year, especially Mk. They had worked together on many missions, so they were close friends.
"We'll be here all year. I'm Lance, the beta," he said. [green hair, orange eyes (contacts)]
There were introductions all around. Then they started talking about the year's missions and goals. Then, once they were done, Misty started talking about that wedding. "Oh, and I've got the dress picked out, and my guests chosen, and my side of the wedding party is set too!"
"Who's the groom?" Arielle asked.
"Thomas Delton." She then looked off into space all dreamy like.
"Who?" Mk asked. She was confused. Misty then went into an explanation of how great Thomas was. Mk yawned.
"Sounds like a jerk to me," she whispered to Ash.
"He is."
Misty kept blabbering on about him. "And he's coming over for 'Bring Someone to Work' day!" Everyone sighed or groaned. They all wanted to tear him apart because he was the biggest jerk they had seen in their lives. It seemed that he hated Timetravelers. Why did she even hook up with him?
Then, everything was done. The 2023 crew were being told where to go by their boss.
"Group 1: Saffron. Group 2: Vermillion. Group 3: Fuchsia. Group 4: Viridian. Come get your apartment info." They went to get it. "Don't do anything that you know will get you in trouble." He looked sternly at Lance and Arielle. "I trust that I don't have to separate the men from the women, but I know Mr. Takenshi will do it if it's a problem." He stared even more sternly, if possible, at Lance and Arielle. "I know I don't need to be here. You all are a bright bunch. Come back to 2023 if you need something. See you in a year then!" He time traveled back to 2023.
Mk, Arielle and Lance went with Ash to Viridian. "We're right across from you! Isn't that great? These are the penthouses! I just love being up so high," Arielle babbled.
"I guess it is, but I'm not sure what I think anymore," he replied.
"What's up?" Mk asked. The others went in the apartment. Mk would tell them about what would happen next anyway. Mk and Ash were close, for obvious reasons, like their jobs and the Guardian Angel project.
He then explained what happened in November.
"I see. I know you'll survive. Don't worry about Misty. She's just… well… I don't know what to say about her. Just ignore her."
"I try. Most of the time it doesn't work. Sometimes I just want to pound her head against her desk… sometimes I want to be friends, just like before, a long time ago… One side of me wants to be friends with her, the other side wants us to be enemies."
"Maybe someone wants to mess with your head."
Ash shrugged. It was possible, but it didn't seem like she was being controlled by anyone. She can be this evil if she wanted to be.
Mk then went back to the apartment that they were staying at. Lance was hugging Arielle for some reason. But then again, they were dating. Yes, they are! [Go see… wait, it isn't posted, and it doesn't have a name. And even if it was, it'd be at MM.org...]
"So, what are you two going to do in your spare time? I haven't a clue of what I'm doing."
"Dates!" Arielle yelled. [red hair, green eyes.]
"Sounds good to me!" Lance added. "But I'm confused. Your parents… not together?"
"Didn't they warn us? They did say that not all parts of their past were all fun and games…" Mk said.
"I guess," Arielle said.
"So do you think things back in 2023 will be ok?" Mk asked.
"I don't think that Narcissa [1] has the guts to steal your little infant sister. Ever since her evil mother died, she hasn't been the same. She's just a wimp." Yep, another kid! Yay! Isn't that good news?
"I agree. But, as for the situation here, I think we should just go with the flow. I don't think this is a wrinkle if we came to it and it was like this," Arielle said.
They all agreed, and then went to bed. It was a three-bedroom apartment, so they each had their own room.
TT HQ, 5:20 p.m.
It's 'Take Someone to Work' day! Ash, Mk, Lance, and Arielle had no one to bring. Misty brought her fiancé like she said she would. He was being himself again.
"Hey! Misty's ex! Come here!" he shouted.
Ash sighed. Couldn't he learn his name? "Now what?"
"I heard you called my girl last night."
"I did. She didn't turn in my paperwork, and I told her nicely she forgot to file it," he said. It was true. The other half had won that time.
"Not what I heard. She told me that you threatened to kill her." Then Thomas punched him when he was sure that no one was watching. Ash was winded, and he fell on his knees. That Thomas guy was strong…
"Don't call my girl again!" He gave Ash one last kick and left. Mk saw Thomas and tripped him with her powers. She then giggled and gave Ash a hand.
"Ignore him. That b------ isn't worth your time."
"I agree." Ash then got up and went into the meeting room. They went to pick up their missions. Misty threw a crumpled-up piece of paper at Ash, and then she laughed. "Hahahahaha!" It hurt Ash emotionally. She wasn't even to him, not even for a second. They completed the mission for the day, and then came back for the paperwork. Mr. Takenshi watched Misty file Ash's in the right place. He didn't trust her after last night. They went home. Mk made everyone dinner for everyone in Ash's apartment.
"I don't like Misty's fiancé. What a b------!" she said.
"I agree," Arielle said. "That guy seems to be teaching her all the wrong things. Who would teach their fiancé how to throw paper?"
Mk smiled mischievously, rubbing her hands together. "So how about we stop the--"
"NO. Don't stop the wedding. Let her ruin her own life," Ash said sternly.
They stopped. "Fine, we won't," they said. Mk still looked disappointed. "Are you planning to?"
"No. Her life, not mine."
Dinner was ready. They had steaks and potatoes. They dropped the Misty and Thomas situation because they wanted to keep their appetite.
The next couple of months went the same way. The date had now been set: March 4th, 2006 at 5 p.m. in the Viridian City Chapel. Ash wasn't invited, and Mk, Lance, and Arielle weren't either. They didn't care either. They wouldn't go if they couldn't break up this 'perfect' couple. They could see that they weren't meant for each other.
As for how Ash felt towards Misty, he wasn't sure anymore. There was no room in his heart for a woman who didn't care about him. They couldn't be friends, Thomas did not approve of it at all. Every time they got close out of work, he would come over to Ash's apartment and beat him up, cussing the whole time. Ash didn't get involved with Misty anymore. It wasn't worth his time and effort.
Now the other Timetravelers were concerned. Was this supposed to happen, or was this a wrinkle and they didn't know it yet?
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So, was it better than the other usual other disclaimers? I think so. This is one of the reasons that I even have the other disclaimer.
Note:
[1] First off, Narcissa is Mk's twin sister. Thier mother is evil (and isn't mentioned in this story, I don't think. She's still alive here). And the baby's name is Emily. Just a random fact.