Disclaimer-ry thingie: I don't own Pokémon, idiot. So you don't need to sue me. Please don't.

Character list (with ages):

Brock (16)

Ash (13)

Misty (14)

Pikachu (2? I dunno)

Gary (14)

Tracey (15)

Delia (29… or something like that)

Samuel (God only knows)

Duplica (14)

Sakura (13)

Casey (13)

Melody (14)

Todd (15)

Brock drummed his fingers on the coach windowsill. He glanced over at Ash and Misty.

"We are not going on this holiday to battle people!" Misty said angrily.

"If I want to battle people then I'll battle them!" Ash retorted.

"But we're going for a break! For enjoyment!"

"Pokémon battles are enjoyment!" Ash yelled.

"But it's not relaxing for the Pokémon!" Misty yelled back. "Give them a break!"

"Pika," agreed Pikachu, who was sitting across from them next to Brock.

Ash sighed and slumped down in his seat.

"I told you we shouldn't have let them two sit next to each other," Brock told Pikachu.

Pikachu nodded.

Gary stood up and leant over Ash and Misty's seats. "Will you two shut up? This is a lame enough vacation with you yelling all the time!"

Tracey stood up next to him. "It's annoying, really guys," he said pathetically, because four people were glaring at him, and they all looked rather violent.

Or maybe because Tracey is just a wimp. Maybe we shall never know.

Delia turned to Professor Oak. "Are you sure this would be a good time?" she asked anxiously.

"No, not really," Samuel replied uneasily. "But I can't think of a better time."

She sighed.

Behind them, Duplica, Sakura, Casey, and Melody were arguing loudly.

"I hate Todd more!" Duplica said.

"No, I hate him more than any of you, and I hate Tracey too!" Casey said loudly.

"Shut up," Tracey said quietly and lamely.

"Shut up! I don't care who hates me more!" Todd yelled over the seat.

"Yes, but we do," Duplica said.

"Shut up," Todd said again.

"Shut up," Duplica repeated, grinning.

"Stop it now," Todd glared.

"Stop it now," Duplica said in a high-pitched voice.

"Du-ppllicaaaa!"

"Du-ppllicaaaa!"

Todd sighed.

Duplica sighed.

"You don't happen to also go by the name of Copycat, do you?"

Duplica opened her mouth to repeat him, but when she realised she actually did sometimes, she shut up.

"You fancy him, don't you," Sakura said, straight faced.

"NO!" Duplica yelled.

"NO!" Todd repeated gleefully.

"Stop it, Todd!"

"Stop it, Todd!"

"Todd Snap, you are the most irritating idiot in the whole world and—"

"Duplica Imitate, you are the most irritating idiot in the whole world."

"Brooock, make him stop!" Duplica wailed.

"I'm not getting involved," Brock called down the coach.

"You have a crush on Brock," Casey teased.

"Do NOT!"