Chapter 8 -"Source #2 - Big Mouth"
Despite his 'human' instincts, Meowth went on seeing Meowthy everyday. He began teaching her to talk, and she learned like a good pupil. Meowthy was caught for this purpose. Her main objective would one day be to kill Meowth, yet, after spending so much time with him, she wasn't so sure she wanted to anymore.
Meowthy was trained to be evil. After her lessons with Meowth, Meowthy would return to Bloody Mary for intense training on being a real Team Rocket killer. She was learning from the best, and she had a home. But Meowthy wasn't happy. She was only living to kill another of her kind. Not only one of her kind, but one she was rather growing fond of.
The first time she met Meowth, she had been given the job to seduce Meowth and wrap him around her finger. Meowthy had done that willingly, knowing her full objective. Then she thought back on it. What she was doing seemed wrong. But she wasn't going to object! Bloody Mary would kill her! Meowthy wanted to live. She was only supposed to think about herself, right?
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A week after Raye's interpretation of her dream, Serena decided to tell Darien about it. She knew she shouldn't put anymore weight on his shoulders than he already had, but what if he really was in danger? What if someone was out to kill him? Or worse?
Serena stood at the doorway of Darien's apartment. She held up her hand to knock, but brought it down again. Why couldn't she do it? She had told Darien many things before. Now, she couldn't warn him to be careful? How silly! She smiled, knowing she was only protecting him, and knocked. Darien answered and greeted her with a smile.
"Come on in, Serena!"
"Darien...About that dream I had..."
Darien cringed as if he were in pain. "Please, Serena!" he shouted.
"Darien?" Serena stepped back. Darien usually never rose his voice to her. Serena's eyes wobbled. "Darien, I'm trying to help us..."
Darien saw that he had hurt her. His eyes softened. "I know you are. But I'm sure it's nothing."
"What?"
"Please don't bring it up again."
Why was he acting so weird? Serena nodded sadly. Maybe he didn't want to believe anything bad like that was going to happen. Did he already know what the dream meant?
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Meowthy approached Meowth that night, same as every night. This was the night! This was when she was going to get the information she needed...The information to destroy Jessie! She walked out to the tree, the place where she and Meowth first met. Meowth was there waiting for her.
"Hello, Meowth."
Meowth looked up and smiled. "Meowthy-chan!" he exclaimed. He ran up and hugged her.
Meowthy's eyes narrowed. "How about we put teaching aside for one night?"
"Huh?" Meowth gulped. "What'dya mean?"
She wrapped her tail around him. "Oh, I think you know very well what I mean," Meowthy purred. "We need to talk..."
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Mary and Jack were walking through the halls of Team Rocket HeadQuarters. Destination; Cafeteria. They were going to try James again.
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"...About your masters."
"My masters?" Meowth questioned. "You mean Jessie and James? Dey aren't my REAL masters. I'm my own master!"
"That's all well and good," Meowthy said. "I've always loved a Pokémon who could look out for himself." Meowth blushed. "But I want to talk about those two anyway."
Meowth groaned. "Why dem? Dose two are idiots! Numbskulls! Dere's many other stuff we can talk about."
"No," Meowthy hissed. Meowth was shocked. He'd never heard Meowthy with this tone of voice before. "It must be about them..."
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The cafeteria wasn't that crowded. In fact, there were only about ten stragglers present. What luck! Jessie and James happened to be there.
Mary looked at Jack. "You take care of Jessie. Get her out of here quick."
"Gotcha," Jack sneered. He ran up to Jessie and grabbed her arm. "Hey! The Boss wants to talk to you now!" James was about to get up to join his partner. "Not you," Jack said hurriedly. "Just Jessie."
"What's going on here?" Jessie demanded.
"Hurry!" Jack said. He began dragging the reluctant Jessie out of the cafeteria. James tried to run after her, but Mary immediately stepped in front of him.
"Hi, James!"
"Not now, Mary!" a wiser James growled. "I have to find Jessie. And anyway, I don't talk to trash!" He pushed her out of his way and started walking away. Something hit him in the back of the head. Everything went black.
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Meowth was confused. What was Meowthy getting at? What did she want? "What'cha wanna know?"
Meowthy took the direct approach. "I want to know about Jessie's past life on the Moon Kingdom!"
"What da...? How da hell did you know about dat?"
"Tell me!" Meowthy screamed. She flipped Meowth onto his back. Her claws dug into his chest. "I'll kill you."
"Meowthy, what's wrong with you, tonight?" A row of claws slashed him across the face. "Meowthy..." The other side. "Please..." Again and again she slashed him.
"Talk, you idiot! You can talk! Tell me!" Meowthy had no idea why she was doing this herself. She kept scraping Meowth's face. As she did, she began to cry. "TELL ME BEFORE YOU DIE!" Meowth suddenly fell limp. He didn't move. Meowthy stopped slashing him. "Meowth...?" She got off of him and sat at his side. "Meowth-chan...Meowth...MEOWTH!" She shook him. "Get up!" What had she done? Why did she do this to the Pokémon she loved? "If you had only told me. I wouldn't have had to do that..." She fell over and began to sob.
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"Jack, what's going on?" Jessie said, yanking her arm free. She stood there and crossed her arms.
Jack turned around and smiled evilly at her. "You don't know anything,"
Jessie glared at him. "What do you mean?"
"You're just as ignorant as your boyfriend!" Jack laughed. "Soon, you won't need to worry about it. The Rockets Five know everything..."
He drew his arm back to punch her, but Jessie was too quick. She grabbed him by the arm and flung him onto the ground. She then stepped on his stomach hard. "Damn you! What are you talking about?"
Jack said nothing, but continued grinning madly. Jessie dug the heel of her boots into his gut. Jack still didn't reply. Jessie released him and allowed him to stand. Jack brushed himself off. "You'll know soon enough."
"I see," Jessie said. She started walking away and was punched in the back by Jack. He laughed and ran off. Jessie fell on the ground in pain. It was obvious Mary and her brothers were out to kill. It was a good thing James... "James!" Jessie exclaimed. She had forgotten he was left alone in the cafeteria with Mary. She picked herself up off the ground and started running and limping back to the cafeteria. When she entered, everyone was gone. "James..." Jessie cried. Tears fell down her cheeks. He was in trouble.
Chapter 9 -"Awakening"
"James...James...Get up, James."
James' eyes fluttered. "Jessie...?" He opened his eyes fully and found himself face-to-face with Bloody Mary. He uttered an appalled gasp.
Mary smiled as she walked around the tied-up James. Her weapon was slung over her shoulder. She giggled. "And how are you, James, dearest?"
"Dearest?" he yelled. "I don't like you, Mary!" He turned away from her.
Mary giggled again, walking around and meeting James in the eyes again. "I know," she said. Then she took his chin in her free hand. "But I like you, and there's nothing that can be done about that, is there?"
James' eyes narrowed and he jerked his head back. "Maybe not, but you're not gonna change me. I've figured out your little plan and I will NEVER help you hurt Jessie."
"You're so cute when you're angry!" Mary squealed. She pushed James a little and stood back up, walking away from him. "I think you'll change your mind when you see what I have in store for you."
"You can do what you want with me, Mary, but I won't falter."
Bloody Mary turned around and looked at him. "You? Who said I was gonna do anything to you?"
"Huh?" James saw where Mary was standing. He also took this opportunity to look at his surroundings. They seemed to be in an old warehouse that was probably used for sawing lumber. There were a few scary looking saws and many axes. Now, the place seemed to be abandoned. He looked back at Mary. She was standing before a large, magenta curtain. Above her was a golden cord. She winked, took the cord in her hand and yanked down on it. The curtain opened.
"James, this is behind door number one!"
"MEOWTH!" Dangling by a rope was a half-dead Meowth. His coin was broken in half and his eyes were both black-eyes. Across his stomach were large slashes, almost like other claw marks. His fur was matted with blood and dust. James' eyes widened and began to tear up at the sight of this. "Meowth-chan..."
Meowth opened one of his black-eyes. He seemed to smile at the sound of James' voice. "James...You're alright."
James glared at Mary. "What the Hell did you do to him?"
"That's door number two!" Mary exclaimed.
A small Pokémon stepped out of the shadows. It was Meowthy. She looked dark and both her eyes were reddened from crying. "Meowthy..."
"Who...?" James asked. "A girl Meowth?"
Meowth looked down at Meowthy with his opened-eye. It was cold and hard. "She's not a girlfriend, James. Dat's for sure."
Meowthy looked up at him, her large eyes wobbling. "I'm so sorry, Meowth-chan," she sobbed. "But it was my duty!"
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Jessie ran as fast as she could. She had never run so fast in her life. She headed down the hall and burst into her room. James wasn't there. She checked his room, but he wasn't there either. One by one, Jessie checked the four Rocket Brothers' rooms. No sign of James. Then she came to the middle door. He had to be in Mary's room. She placed her hand on the knob and turned. Locked. No matter. Nothing would keep her from James! She backed far away from the door then rammed into it with full speed. The door broke open.
"MARY!" Jessie yelled. "Hand over MY James!" She looked around. There was no Mary or James. Tears welled up in her eyes. "Where is he?"
Laughter was heard behind her. Jessie swung around and was face-to-face with Jack, Zack, Mack, and Tack. They all grinned at her.
"Looking for Lover-boy?" Zack asked.
"More like Loser-Boy!" Jack laughed. The others joined him in laughing.
Jessie glared at them, her eyes full of hate. "Where's James?" she asked roughly. They continued to laugh. She closed her eyes and clenched her fist. "TELL ME!" she screamed. She swung her arm and hit Zack, knocking a tooth out of him.
The other brothers gasped. The twenty-year old man looked at his tooth on the ground. Then up at Jessie, who continued to stare him down. "What the f*** was that for?"
Jessie smirked. "Oh, such language shouldn't be said to a girl!"
"You're no girl," Mack said. "You're a monster..."
Jessie grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "Me? You're saying I'm the monster? What's with you and that God-awful sister of yours, huh? Why are you guys trying to get rid of me? You dare call me a monster when the likes of you five are worse than demons in Hell?"
At this, the other brothers leapt at her and pinned her to the ground. Mack got up and brushed himself off. Jack held the back of Jessie's neck. He squeezed hard, choking her. "Don't you mess with us, Jessie. You're finished. It doesn't matter what Power you have inside of you, you shall never beat us."
Jessie coughed. Her face was starting to turn blue. She couldn't breathe or move. There was no way to loosen herself or hit one of the brothers. She was on her stomach. Her heart began to beat slower and slower. Jessie felt herself weakening every second. She tried to scream, but nothing was there.
The brothers all were laughing at her. She could see their dark faces smiling, their mouths wide and teeth gleaming. THEY were the monsters! Jessie remembered the look on Mary's face today when she had last seen her. It was just like her brothers. Then she remembered the night before with James. The two together, wrapped in each other's arms. A tear ran down Jessie's cheek. "James-sama..." she managed to breath out, although it was barely audible.
She had to give up. It was time to go now. There was nothing to be done. Her air-supply was gone. Jessie's eyes rolled and she passed on.
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"What? Huh?" Jessie's voice echoed all around her. She seemed to be floating in a black void, almost like space. She was in her Princess Jessica outfit, the band around her forehead. "I must be dead." she thought aloud.
"Jessica..."
Princess Jessie looked up. In front of her was a glowing Light. "Mother?"
"Yes," the Light nodded. "I am Queen Jessica." It floated over to Princess Jessie. "You gave up so easily."
Jessie looked down. "I couldn't do anything."
The Light looked angry. "Yes you could have! You still can," it shouted. "You are my daughter. You have Powers beyond your wildest dreams. You haven't discovered them all yet."
The Princess looked confused. "Powers? Like Serena?" She looked at her gloved hands. They didn't look special.
"They're not from here," Queen Jessica laughed as she took her daughter's hands. "It's in here." She placed Jessie's hands on her own heart.
"My heart..." Princess Jessie whispered. The band around her forehead fell off and the Crescent Moon beneath it glowed brilliantly. "I see!" she smiled. She then let out a blood-curdling scream.
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Jack's eyes widened. "What th...? NO!" The brothers were thrown aside. They bounced as they hit the wall hard.
Jessie's eyes shot open. The Crescent Moon on her head glowed with a blinding light. "You can't finish me yet!" She stood up and faced the cowering brothers. "You all will die!"
"No!" they all screamed. Tack lunged for the door and opened it. He ran outside and the brothers followed him.
Jessie stood there. The light on her forehead dimmed and soon disappeared. The Crescent Moon also faded. She smiled a little. "I couldn't leave everything yet." Then, she darted out the door in search of her love.
Chapter 10 -"Mary's Plan Takes Action"
Darien drove his car along a small winding road. Serena boredly stared out the window.
"Are we there yet?" she whined.
"Serena, you've been asking that every ten minutes."
"But I'm starving, and I really have to go to the bathroom!"
"It's a long way to the Museum of Tokyo."
Serena groaned. "I don't see why we're going to see a boring old museum anyway."
"You know certainly well why," Darien scolded. "I'm thinking of getting a part-time job there and I need to check it out. You also need something to take your mind off this dream you had. There isn't a reason to be freaked-out over something when you don't even know what it means."
Again, the blue-eyed girl grumbled to herself. Then she turned to Darien. "If you're not scared about it, then why do you cringe and act real nervous whenever I try to bring it up?"
"I don't act nervous."
"Yes, you do!" Serena protested. "Raye knows what it means and I believe her. Something bad is gonna happen to you and Jessie."
Darien pulled his car over to the side of the road and parked it. He unbuckled his seatbelt so he could look at Serena face-to-face. "Serena, I'm telling you this one last time. There is nothing to be scared of! You had a bunch of donuts the day before you had that dream. Eating many sweets before bedtime can give you nightmares."
"But I ate them in the morning. They were breakfast pastries..."
"Not another word," Darien said holding his hand up. "We gotta go. I'm very late." He put his seatbelt on again and turned the ignition key. The car wouldn't start. "Oh, give me a break!" Darien growled. "Not now."
Serena watched him. She started giggling. "Darien, your foot's still on the break..."
Darien looked down at his feet. "So it is..." he said. "I knew that!" Before long they were on the road again. The two were laughing at the car-incident.
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Up the road, a car swerved from left to right. Inside were many people laughing and drinking. They paid no attention to the road, nor the cars in front of them.
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Serena smiled. "Feeling better?"
"Yeah," Darien said. "I'm sorry I yelled at you."
"That's okay." Serena continued looking out at the road. She saw an old car heading straight toward them. "Darien!"
Darien also saw the car. "What are those idiots doing?" The car kept coming closer. Darien tried moving but the lanes were very small. Right beside the car was a fence which prevented people from falling off the cliff they were driving on. "They're not even on the road. They're going to ram into us!"
Serena screamed. The car zoomed faster and kept charging his car. "They're drunk," Serena yelled. "Get out of the way, Darien!"
"I'm trying!" Darien looked all around him for an escape route. He didn't want Serena endangered. It was no use. Darien swung his wheel to the left and crashed into the fence. The fence broke and his car tumbled over the side of the road. Darien and Serena held each other tightly. They were done for.
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"What are you going to do with Meowth?" James demanded.
Mary walked back over to James. "That all depends on you, love. If you give us the information we need, Meowth won't get hurt anymore than he is. If you don't..." She then walked back over to Meowth and took her weapon with both hands. She got ready to swing it at him. Meowth cringed.
"No!" shouted James. "Don't hurt Meowth!"
Meowth looked over at James sadly. "Don't give her any information, James. No matter what she does to Meowth, you can't give in."
James' eyes wobbled. "But Meowth, I don't want her to hurt you."
"If she doesn't hurt Meowth, she'll hurt Jessie,"
Meowthy watched all this with tears in her eyes. What had she done? She never should have agreed to turn Meowth over to Mary. That was just cruel.
"What's it gonna be, James?" Mary asked sweetly.
James looked from Meowth to Mary. He bit his lip and sighed. "Don't hurt Meowth. I'll tell you everything I know."
"It better not be about roller coasters."
"It won't be."
The injured Meowth glared at James. "You idiot! You're killing your girlfriend!"
James ignored him and turned back to Mary. He began spilling out the whole story of the Moon Kingdom - Of Queen Serenity, Queen Jessica, the Princesses, the Sailor Scouts, Prince Endymion, and Queen Beryl. Although it had been two years since he had been in the Moon Kingdom Ruins, he remembered it as if it were yesterday. A memory like that can never be forgotten, not even by idiots. He cried a little as he told this story, knowing he was endangering everyone, including Jessie. When James finished, he lowered his head. He could not look Meowth in the eyes.
Mary's eyes flashed red and she smiled evilly. "So, this Prince Endymion is still alive?"
"Yes," James nodded.
She calculated everything in her head. If Mary could get Jessie and Darien together, then she could have James. Also, Serena would come after Darien. Once knowing her best friend had stolen him away from her, Serena would kill Jessie with her Sailor Moon Powers. She laughed. "Thank you, James." She then bent down and kissed him on the head.
James grimaced. "Don't thank me," he sobbed. When Mary walked away, he muttered to himself, "Oh, ick!"
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Darien's car lay in a heap on the ground. It was upside down and smashed. A small hand reached out of a broken window. It grabbed a stick nearby and jammed it in the crack of one of the doors. Then it pulled, using the stick like a crowbar. Slowly the door opened and the person belonging to the hand crawled out. It was Serena. She coughed and, when out of the car, stood up. She brushed herself off and looked down at herself. Only minor injuries. A few cuts here and there, although her hair left something to be desired. She was lucky. Serena ran to the other side of the car and pulled open the door, allowing Darien to crawl free. He wasn't too bad either.
"I can't believe we're alive," Serena whispered. "Where are we?"
The two glanced around. They were in a big canyon. Beside them was a huge building. Darien walked over to the side of it. "It's a factory."
Serena walked around to the front of the iron building. She suddenly gasped and called Darien over to her. "It's not a factory..." She pointed up to the top of the doors. A big, red 'R' towered above them. "This is Team Rocket Headquarters!"