Chapter 2: Duke's Rival

*Tuesday night*

Duke, ash, and friends have just finished eating.  He has gotten pretty close to them. He introduced to the rest of his pokemon, which was Tyrouge, Alakazam, Gengar, misdreveous, and Mewtwo. He also told them about his psychic powers as well. He didn't need to explain about being a ninja though since they figured that out already. He now wanted to be alone for a while like he did every night so Duke left the group to be alone.

Duke walked over to the lake they was eating by and sat in the tree that was near it. Duke then proceeded to look at the locket he wears all the time. He opened it to reveal a picture of a younger him and his Hitmolee as a tyrouge with two other kids. One was a boy his age with black hair, white eyes, same completion as Duke, and he was holding a tyrouge. The other was a cute girl also his age. She had light Blue hair,  red eyes, and white skin. She was holding a ditto.

Duke stared at the girl in that picture. She and the boy were and still are his best friends, but he also loved the girl.  He was only ten when they took the picture right before they all went on their journeys and that when he started to realize how much he loved her and he still do to this day, but he never told her. Duke has seen them at times during his journey. The boy was his rival and best friend. His name was Brian, and the girl was famous going on tours with her ditto putting on shows. Her name was…

Duke: Duplica. How I miss and love you.

?: Hey you ok Duke.

Duke turned around to see Ash standing there.  Duke just smiled and nodded. It seemed that Ash became like a brother to Duke so he figured that he can trust him with this information.

Duke: Ash can you come here? I want to tell you something.

Ash: All right. *walks over to duke.* What's up.

Duke: You know what's in this locket.

Ash: No.

Duke than open the locket and showed him the picture in it. He than told about the people in it. Needless to say Ash was quite surprise about this information, but when Ash said that he knew Duplica that threw Duke for a loop.

Ash: So Duplica is also from wakabe.

Duke: She was my best friend. Well she's more too me.

Ash: Are you saying that you use too like her.

Duke: No. I'm saying that I love her. Not in the sisterly fashion either.

Ash: I can kind of relate.

Duke: I know. How you feel about her. Misty.

Ash: How did you… Never mind.

Duke: Exactly forgot I'm psychic.

Ash: yeah.

Duke: Ash. Tell her. And tell her before quickly.

Ash: Do I have to tell her now?

Duke: No, but you do need to tell her ok. She deserves it.

Ash: Ok. Well I'm going to bed. What about you?

Duke: Ok let's go. They're probably worried about us.

Duke And Ash walked to the campsite to see everybody was asleep so they went asleep as well.

*two days later*

Ash, Duke, and friends finally made it to wakabe city. Duke was now wearing a cap as red as his eyes, a blue button vest that he left un-button, black jeans, black and red sneakers, his two swords on his back, a duffle bag hanging over his shoulder, his pokeballs at his waist, and his locket. They went to the pokemon center as soon as they got there since the gym was closed.

Duke: Hey Nurse joy. I'm back.

Joy: Duke I haven't seen since you left as a ten year old. Did you come to have a gym battle? How you doing lee?

Lee: Hit Hit mo lee. =I'm fine. Just bored=

Duke: You better believe it.

Joy: You aren't alone either I see.

Duke: Oh yeah. These are my new friends. Misty, Ash, and Brock.

Ash: Hello.

Misty: Hey.

Brock: *grabs nurse joys hands* Oh nurse joy. Your beautiful face is all I need in my life. I love until the day I die. My love for you burns like a thousand suns. Say you go out with me.

Joy: *sweat-drops*my boyfriend wouldn't like that very much.

Brock:  I'm not afraid anything so beautiful is worth fighting for.

I'll beat your boyfriend any day. Where is the squirt?

Lee: Hitmolee =I'll handle him=

Lee than kicked him in the back of the head knocking out Brock.

Lee: Hitmo Hitmolee=don't mess with my nurse=

Joy: Thanks lee.

Lee: *Blushing* Hitmo Hitmo = think nothing of it=

Joy: Duke why won't you show your friends around the city.

Duke: That's not a bad idea. C'mon guys we're going on a tour. Can you take care of Brock joy?

Joy: Do I have to?

Duke: Yes. See ya.

Ash: bye

Misty: bye joy.

Duke, Ash, misty worked around for a good fifteen minutes when they spotted a large crowd. In the center of the crowd was two people One was a tall man with a black gi with golden arm and leg armor. He was battling with his Hitmonchan. The other guy was your average trainer and had his primeape. The Hitmonchan defeated the primeape with a fire punch. Fought his way to the front of the crowd to get a good at the victor. He was surprised when he saw who it was. The boy was also surprised when he saw Duke staring at him.

Duke: Brian. It's been a while pal.

Brian: Duke?! I haven't since you stole Mewtwo from me.

Duke: Are you still mad at that? That was two years ago, and I didn't steal him. I caught him before you.

Brian: Whatever. Hey check this out.

Brian than threw up a masterball and out came a pink cat looking thing with a long tail.

Brian: Let me introduce you. Duke meet mew.

Mew: Mew =what's up=

Duke: Mew. The legendary mew. Gangsta.

Brian: Hey how about a battle mew vs. Mewtwo.

Duke: My rival I would be honor to battle you again, but as let it be a team battle. Mew and Hitmonchan vs. Mewtwo and lee.

Brian: Fine. Let's see what your made of Duke.

Duke threw out the pokeball containing Mewtwo. The cat like psychic popped out with his arm folded ready to battle. Then the battle started.

Brian: Hitmonchan ice punch, Mew follow it whit a metronome.

Duke: Mewtwo Barrier than Dark ball. Lee Dodge and charge! Now!

Hitmonchan attack first with his ice punch aim at Mewtwo, but his barrier blocked it. Mew than attacked with water gun, but missed as Lee dodge it. Lee than try to charge into him, but mew blocked it. Mew two than launched a Dark ball at mew catching him off guard.

Duke: Good job Mewtwo.

Mewtwo: Thank you.

Before they can continue celebrating, mew striked back with a dark ball of his own. The attack put both of Duke pokemon on their backs.

Duke: You two ok?

Brian: All right Hitmonchan, Double Team! Mew another metronome. Now!

Duke: Get up! Your two.

Mewtwo: All right.

Lee: Lee= ok=

Lee and Mewtwo got up and Dodge the hydro pump that was coming at them. Thanks to mew's metronome.

Duke: Ok Mewtwo psychic attack, take out that mew! Lee a mega kick!

Brian: Hitmonchan mega punch! Mew Psychic attack!

Mew and Mewtwo clashed into a power struggle. While Hitmonchan and lee was in an all out battle just a few feet away. The Struggle between the two psychics ended in an explosion that blew all the pokemon away. When it was cleared all four pokemon was on their back.

Duke: Oh no.

Brian: Get up you two.

To Duke's dismay and Brian's relief Hitmonchan raised from the ground looking pretty beat up but still willing to fight. Brian that called back mew but was smirking at his victory as Duke called Mewtwo back.

Duke: Thank you my friend.

Brian: Good job mew. Chan.

Chan: Hitmonchan = thanks a lot.=

Brian: Well duke looks like I win. Shouldn't you call back Lee now

Duke: Not yet! Look.

As the two humans look toward the battlefield Lee was up and ready too fight again.

Duke: That's my lee.

Brian: Hmm.

Chan: Hitmon hit. =Well I'm impressed=

 Duke: Let's show them what we really got.

Lee: Lee =yeah=

Duke: Lee hi jump kick!

Brian: thunder punch.

Lee and Chan charged at each other at full speed. Lee jumps in the air and comes down with a powerful kick, but Chan blocks it. Chan then counters with a thunder punch, but it's dodged.

Brian: you're doing good Chan.

Duke: lee mega punch

Lee does a mega punch and hits Chan. Chan than gets up and does a mega kick and hits Lee in the face.

Duke: *smirking* See you got rid of that little weakness.

Brian: I can say the thing to you, but it's time to end this. Chan, FIRE CRACKER PUNCH!

Duke: Lee try to block it.

Chan fist lit on fire as he charged at lee. The punch hit lee and broke lee's guard. When the punch hit it created a small but powerful explosion that put lee completely out.

Duke: lee!

Brian: (smirking) He won't be getting up. Good job Chan!

Duke: …Damn. *gets lee.* You did good Lee. I'm proud.

Brian: Good match.

Duke: Good match, but I guess I just out of my league.

Brian: Maybe, but it was close match. I need to train harder.

Duke: So do I.

Brian: Duke. I challenge you to a battle. Meet me at the ring by the lake. Tomorrow morning.

Duke: Yeah. Ok I accept.

Brian:  tomorrow then.

With that said Brian threw down a smoke bomb. When the Smoke cleared the ninja and his pokemon was gone.

Duke: *quietly. * Until tomorrow.

Ash: Yo! Duke.

Duke turned around to see Ash walking up to him.

Duke: So you finally made it through the crowd.

Ash: Yeah I saw your match. You did Good.

Duke: *looks down* Yeah, *smirks* but I guess we was just a little off today.

Ash: So I guess that was Brian.

Duke: Yeah. The only one I know to give me such trouble in a battle. No offence.

Ash: None taken. Hey Duke you ok? I mean you look pretty down out there.

Duke: Huh. Yeah. It's just one little lost. Just got to keep moving on. Right?

Ash: You bet.

Duke: Hey where's Misty?

Ash: She went back to the center.

Duke: That's good. Oh I was afraid She got lost in the crowd. So Ash when you going to tell her?

Ash: After the battle.

Duke: Good. Make sure you tell her too.

Ash: Why you so worried anyway? Did you have a prediction or something?

Duke: No. I'm just saying. I don't want you two to end up alone.

Ash: Don't worry I'll tell her. Anyway I think we should go back to the center. Lee doesn't look so good after that battle.

Duke: All right let's go.