Fanfics - Dark Musashi's Rocket Realm

Rocket Princess II - The Rocketeers' Battle

Chapters 14-17


Chapter 14 - "Black and Blue and Red Roses All Over"

Jessie lay on the ground, awestricken. "James," she managed to murmur aloud. He had just hit her, and sting of the shock hurt more than the bruise itself. "I didn't...It's not what you think!"

"I'm going to believe that one," James said sarcastically. "You think saying you're sorry can make it all better, don't you, Jessie? That you can run to me in tears and I'll be there to comfort you with open arms..."

"No..."

"Shut up!"

Darien glared at James. "How dare you speak to Jessie like that, you imbecile. You should have more respect for her."

James slowly turned around to face Darien. "You...I don't want to see your lousy face! Don't tell me about respect." He gestured to the heartbroken Serena. "Look at her and tell me about my respect for women!"

Serena had had enough of this. "Leave me alone!" she yelled. Then she went over to Jessie to comfort and to be comforted. Jessie did hold her friend in her arms and cried with her. This was too much for the men. They both turned away from them, much to Meowth's disgust.

Then Darien whirled around and pushed James into the wall. "Alright, I'll show you my respect for you."

James was a little taken aback by this. He was pushed so quickly, but he managed to pull himself up. He faced Darien, who had a smug look on his face. James did not like that look at all. He ran towards Darien with full force and knocked him straight into Jessie's mirror. The mirror shattered, and Darien was covered with scrapes and glass. The heat was on!

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Meowthy leaned against the tree where she had first met Meowth. How she hated herself for betraying him! She had used him for a plan she didn't even know how evil would turn out. During the course of this plan, she had also become evil. But now...Now Meowthy felt that being evil wasn't all it was cracked up to be. If being evil meant hurting the one you loved, she'd just as soon throw herself in a nearby river!

She really did love him, didn't she? That was the question she kept asking herself over and over. If she did not love him, then why would she be feeling so much grief and pain now? During her training, she had thought the only person she would ever love so much would be her trainer, Bloody Mary. But, she felt a different love towards Meowth. However, it was obvious Meowth didn't reflect her feelings. Why would he now, after all that she had done?

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James looked up at Darien with a face covered with red scars. He took out both roses he had kept in his pocket. "So, this extra rose belonged to you, and not the flower salesman's!" Meowth got a huge sweatdrop.

"I don't know what you're blabbering about, but you've given me an excellent idea," Darien smirked. He pulled out a black rose and threw it into the air. "Tuxedo Mask Power!" Darien then changed into Tuxedo Mask. "How's that for you, Pokemon idiot?"

James laughed. "So, you couldn't fight me as regular Darien. Was I too much for you?" He rammed his elbow into Tuxedo Mask's ribs, sending him flying across the room.

Tuxedo Mask landed and jumped right back onto his feet. He grabbed James by the small strand of hair in front of his face and threw him to the ground. Then he stepped on his gut. "Thank you for rolling out my welcome mat."

James coughed and then managed to grab Tuxie's legs. He wiggled them which caused his opponent to fall. James pinned grabbed Tuxedo Mask's shoulders and pinned him to the ground. Then he snatched the thorn rose out of his hand. "It ends here and now, Rosey." James plunged the rose into his left eye. Tuxedo Mask screamed out in pain.

Serena yelled and tried to run to her love. Jessie held her back. "James! Stop it!" she cried.

Tuxedo Mask kicked James off of him and sat on his knees. He rubbed his eye which was now bleeding very badly. James then picked Tuxie off the ground by his hair and threw him against the wall.

"Are you ready to admit defeat?" James said coolly.

Tuxedo Mask didn't move. He cowered in the corner, clanging to his face and holding his eye-socket. "N-no...Go away. Where am I?"

"Pitiful," James sighed, tossing the black rose to Serena's feet.

Serena looked at the rose. "Black?" she whispered. All the memories of Evil enveloping Darien flooded back to her. Every time Darien had been turned Evil, his roses had changed from red to black. Darien had not betrayed her! He was being controlled. "Darien!" she screamed as she rose to her feet. "Moon Eternal Make-Up!"

Jessie watched her as Serena turned into Eternal Sailor Moon. "Serena, what is it?"

"Starlight HoneyMoon Therapy Kiss!" she screamed. Tuxedo Mask was hit with her Energy. Eternal Sailor Moon then rushed to him. He slowly transformed back into normal Darien and the black rose wilted. "Are you alright, Darien-chan?"

Darien looked up meekly at Eternal Sailor Moon with his one, good eye. "Serena?"

"You were under a spell, my love," she said as she kissed him on the forehead.

"I love you, Serena!"

Team Rocket stood in disbelief. "It was Mary!" Meowth hissed. "She did this to get James again."

James sadly looked to the ground. "I didn't know. Then...What have I done?" He fell to his knees. "Because of me..."

Jessie got up and walked over to his side. "Because of Mary," she interrupted. "It was her doing."

"She hurt us all," Meowth said. "She hurt Serena by using Darien as his pawn. She hurt Darien by using you. She hurt Jessie by Darien also. And she hurt you by using Jessie and Darien. Then..." His voice trailed off. "...Mary hurt Meowth..."

James wasn't listening. He could not believe what he had done. To him, Mary was not important. "What I did was no excuse..."

"Oh, my dearest James," Jessie smiled. "We all forgive you. And we shall get Mary back!" She then took him in her arms and kissed him.


Chapter 15 - "Another One Bites the Dust"

Bloody Mary sat alone in the cafeteria sipping a Coke. For about forty minutes she had enjoyed listening to the sounds coming from upstairs. Glass shattering. People screaming. Sounds of horror as each piece of a body was broken or squashed. Of course, that meant James would be hurt also, but she would fix him up. Oh, yes she would...

However, the sound she heard now was not good. It was a sound she disliked very much. And that was the sound of silence. What happened to the fighting? Where were the sounds of crunching bones and ear-shattering yells? Something up there was not right. Mary thought it best she go and investigate.

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James remained in Jessie's arms, sobbing like a small child. Jessie just smiled and comforted him. "It was not your fault, my love."

"But, Jessie," James sniffed. "Look what I have done to Darien. And your room has seen better days hidden underneath the bed!"

"Endymion will be fine, James-chan."

Speaking of which, Eternal Sailor Moon was busilly trying to heal Darien as best she could. He was very weak, for he had lost much blood in the battle. Darien turned to James with a smile. "I never knew you had it in you, Rocket-man. You're pretty strong!"

James sort of laughed at this. "I was angry..."

The door was thrown open. "So was I!"

"Mary!" Meowth gasped. "How dare ya show your sorry face here!"

"I agree," Eternal Sailor Moon stated.

Mary tossed her brown hair aside and laughed. "So, Jamesy, you didn't finish off Prince Endymion like I hoped you would. Instead you crawled back to the trash."

Jessie's eyes narrowed. "You dare call me trash, you little whore?"

Meowth leapt at Mary, intending to slash her. Mary just laughed and hit him before he got there. "Puny Meowth! You're no match for my Meowthy."

Meowth growled. "Leave Meowthy out of dis."

"But you love her, don't you?" Mary grinned.

The small cat-like Pokémon looked to the ground. Yes, he did love her. But she was evil and had turned against him. Now, she was probably sitting at the warehouse laughing at his every move. He turned away from Mary. "You...You wouldn't even know da word 'love' if it hit you in da face."

"What?" Mary backed away a little bit. "Me? Not know love?"

"You don't even have a heart!" Darien snarled.

"Silence!" Mary said as she pulled out her weapon. "Team Rocket has no feelings of sympathy. My heart may not be gold like the sorry lot of yours', but I do know love...Because I love James and I will make him mine!"

"She's insane!" Meowth yelled.

Mary cornered the small group against the wall. She rose her weapon high over her head and was ready to bring the spiked ball down upon them. Then Meowth ran out from underneath her legs. Mary turned around to chase after him, but Eternal Sailor Moon knocked her out of their way. The five-some ran out of Jessie's room, down the hallway, and trampled down the stairs.

"We've got to get out of here!" James shrieked. "I'm really scared of that Mary."

"We all are," Jessie panted.

Suddenly, they heard the sound of a snapping. James was pulled backward by a long whip, and Mary was at the other end. "Not so fast, jerks!" she laughed tightening the rope around James' neck. James tried to breathe, but the circulation to his lungs were cut off by the whip. He tried pulling at it, but it tightened with every struggle.

"James!" Jessie cried. "Stop it, Mary! You're choking him."

"Exactly," Mary said, again raising her weapon. "If I cannot have James, then no one can!" She laughed insanely and brought the weapon down.

"No!" Jessie ran towards James and pushed him out of the way, taking the blow herself.

James saw her fall in a red, lucid pool.


Chapter 16 - "Precious Cargo"

"Oh my God!" Eternal Sailor Moon yelled as Jessie crashed to the ground. Her head was totally bashed in from the spiked ball. Mary's weapon had crushed her skull.

James tore the whip from around his neck and ran to Jessie. He grasped her and held her limp body in his arms. "Jessie, you saved me, but..."

Bloody Mary stood atop the staircase laughing menacingly. "Oh well! Who would've thought that Jessie would do herself in?"

"You planned it that way, Mary!" James growled. "You used me as bait to kill Jessie."

"Well, James-chan, you really didn't think I would kill you, now did you?" James continued to glare at the grinning Mary.

Eternal Sailor Moon pointed her index finger at Mary. "You, Bloody Mary, have damaged the love of these two people. I shall not forgive you! I am the pretty Sailor Soldier of love and..."

"Cut the crap, kid!" Mary interrupted. "I don't care about your dumb, little speech. By the way, didn't your mother ever tell you it wasn't polite to point?"

"Didn't your mother ever teach you manners?" Darien snapped back.

"Even though you're weak, you still got some spunk in you, 'eh, Tuxie?" She lurched forward a bit. "And now, James, with no competition, I can have you all to myself."

"Don't bet on it!" James yelled. He turned around and started running away with Jessie cradled in his arms. Eternal Sailor Moon, Darien, and Meowth all followed.

Mary grinned again. "Run all you want, my dearest James, but you shall never escape me..." She pulled out two Pokéballs.

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Bloody Mary's four brothers sat in the warehouse playing a game of Poker.

"Your move, Mack."

"Uh oh, I'm high..."

"Ummm...That's a good thing, Tack."

"It is? Well, I'm just learning!"

Unobserved to them was Meowthy's re-entrance. She walked over to the rope where Meowth had hung from nearly two hours ago.

"Your bet."

"But I have nothing to bet."

"Tack, you gotta bet something."

"Uhhh...Okay! I bet my pants..."

"I don't think I want those."

"Well, how about...My hat!"

"You don't have a hat. Only Jack does."

"Well, I want a hat."

"You're too young, Tack."

"I'm sixteen..."

Meowthy pawed at the rope. She remembered the sweet nights she and Meowth had spent together. He taught her how to talk, read, and write in the human language. She sighed a heavy sigh. It was so heavy, in fact, that it made the Rocket Brothers look up from their game. Mack, who was Meowthy's original owner, put his cards down and walked over to her. He asked her what was wrong, but she just sighed again. He petted her, rubbed her neck, scratched behind her ears. All the time, Meowthy was silent.

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James led the group to an elevator. He literally pounded on the buttons. "C'mon, you stupid thing! Up! Up!" When it finally came, they hustled inside and quickly shut the door.

"We'll have to escape from da top floor," Meowth suggested. "Maybe we'll lose Mary."

Through all this, James kept tapping Jessie's face gently to see if she would come to. She just remained still. The elevator climbed higher and higher. Soon, the small bell was heard and they all ran out. They ran down the hall until they came to a window.

"We have to jump," Darien sighed. He was still weak and was leaning against the wall for support.

Eternal Sailor Moon smiled. "I'll help you, Darien-chan!" She walked over to the window and tried pulling it up, but it wouldn't budge. "It's stuck!" she whined.

James walked over to it and kicked the glass out with his foot. "Hurry! We gotta get out before Mary finds us."

Eternal Sailor Moon led Darien to the window. She explained she would jump first and catch him. So, out she flew and landed. Darien followed close behind and jumped halfway into her arms.

"He's okay!" Meowth said to James. "Now, it's Meowth's turn." Meowth sprung out too and landed on his feet, as cats always do. Then he looked up to the window. "C'mon, James. Let's go!"

"Just a sec!" James called back. What was he to do? He couldn't leave Jessie behind and he couldn't jump with her in his arms. That would be dangerous. He considered gently tossing her down to Darien or Eternal Sailor Moon, but that was also bad. What if he missed? What if they didn't catch her?

So, it was settled. Jessie had to come with him. James tore off a shred of his Team Rocket uniform. Then he draped Jessie's arms around the back of his neck. He tied her hands together. It was almost like he had a cape, but Jessie was more of his cargo. She was precious and could not be damaged. He then followed suite, making sure he landed on his front side.

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Meowth had already disappeared from the group. He had to see Meowthy again, even if it meant death. He had thought he was mad at her, but something drew him back towards the warehouse.

He ran with all his might. When he reached the door, he entered slowly and cautiously. There sat the small Pokémon. She was crying. Meowth walked over to her. "Meowthy..." Meowthy turned around to see her love standing there. She ran into his arms.

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Finally outside, the group managed to catch their breath. But they were not alone for long. At that moment, they heard a loud roar. Two sinister-looking Pokémon crashed through the wall of Team Rocket Headquarters. One was a Charizard. The other was a Gyarados. And, riding on top of Gyarados' head, was an even more evil creature. It was Bloody Mary herself.


Chapter 17 - "Lady of the Mysterious Night"

"Prepare to be annihilated!" Mary laughed. "Gyarados, Dragon Rage! Combine with Charizard's Fire Spin!"

Gyarados rose its head. Charizard lifted its tail and opened its mouth. Eternal Sailor Moon clung to Tuxedo Mask in fear and James turned his body around so Jessie would not be hurt any more than she already was. They were all scared and knew they couldn't get out of this one.

James gulped. "Good-bye Meowth..."

"FINISH THEM!" The attacks combined in tube-like shape spewing out fire and water. The three prepared themselves for death.

Suddenly, a flash of gold light surrounded them. It blocked the attacks and sent them straight back at the Pokémon, killing them.

James knelt down on his knees and untied Jessie from his back. When he held her, he noticed her Crescent Moon glowing brilliantly on her forehead. Jessie's eyes opened slowly. James was shocked. Jessie was alive!

"Put me down, James," Jessie commanded softly. He did as he was told, and Jessie stood up.

"What the...?" Mary's eyes widened in horror. "Jessie's alive?"

Eternal Sailor Moon felt her stomach churn. "J-J-Jessie-chan?" The injured Jessie looked back at her and smiled. "Serena..."

"This can't be," Mary said to herself in panic. "How could she have survived. I killed her with my own hands!"

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From the warehouse, the Rocket Brothers, Meowth, and Meowthy witnessed the glowing light.

"What could dat possibly be?" Meowth gasped.

Meowthy shook her head, her eyes wide with fright. "The end of the world?" she asked in human-talk.

"The end of the world?!?" Tack whimpered. He ran and hid under a table in the warehouse. "We're all gonna die!"

"Idiot..." Jack murmured.

"No..." Meowth said. "It just might be..." Meowthy looked at him. The brothers listened intently. "...It's Princess Jessie!"

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At once Jessie transformed into Princess Jessie, her magenta hair flowing down to her waist and her golden dress billowing in the breeze. Her Crescent Moon continued to glow, as did her whole body. "It's time you witnessed my real Powers, Bloody Mary." She said coolly. "Because I'm not about to let you hurt anyone else."

Mary's body almost seemed to tremble, however, she tried to cover her fear with a strong voice. "Princess or no Princess. You can't stop me from getting what I want."

Jessie began to glow more brightly than before. Her dress turned from gold to sea-green and her hair grew longer. Many pearls and other sequenced jewelry added to her costume. Everyone watched in awe. "I am Neo Queen Jessica, Princess Jessie's future self." The Crescent Moon on her forehead disappeared. A new symbol of a Crescent Moon with a Star in the middle took its place. "I am the Queen of the Star of the Moon, ruling along-side Neo Queen Serenity in Crystal Tokyo." Eternal Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask looked at each other in shock. James felt his eyes begin to water. He was so happy Jessie, his Princess, was alive.

Again, Mary laughed, attempting to hide her pain. "No matter. I can still finish you off..." But a blast into the side of the cliff made her think twice. She screamed and glared at Neo Queen Jessica with wide, petrified eyes.

"This is the turning point for you, Mary," Neo Queen Jessica said harshly. "No longer will your evil ways keep us running." She rose her arms in the air and a small Crystal formed in her hands. It was as small as, and looked like, the Silver Imperium Crystal, only it was red and white. It took the shape of a small Pokéball.

Eternal Sailor Moon knew of Crystal Powers all too well. "Stop, Jessie!"

"Why should she stop?" James asked. "She'll kill Mary."

She nodded sadly in reply. "Yes, but she will also kill herself."

James fell to his knees. He looked up at Neo Queen Jessica who looked mournfully at him. "What?"

"Yes..." Jessie said.

"I don't want to lose you again." James cried. "I'd rather die for you!"

Neo Queen Jessica left Mary for a moment and walked to James. She knelt beside him. "This is something I must do, James-sama. If Mary isn't stopped, she'll get worse and continue to get more powerful." Jessie hugged him. "Let me do this." James only sobbed. Neo Queen Jessica turned back to Mary and, again, rose her arms into the air with the PokéCrystal floating between her palms.

Bloody Mary backed up against the wall. "Please, you don't want to do this."

"You really are a coward," Jessie coughed. "You can join the rest of them in Hell!" Energy started gathering all around her and the Crystal. "Rocket Flame Escalation!" Jessie cried sending forth the Energy. Mary screamed as she was enveloped in flames of gold and green. The edge of the cliff began rumbling.

"We have to get out of the way!" Tuxedo Mask cried. "The whole cliff will shatter us." He pushed Eternal Sailor Moon and began running. When he noticed James was not following him, he ran back and drug him along.

"No!" James said reluctantly through sobs. "Let me stay!" But he was pulled along.

"Good-bye, James," Jessie said, a tear falling down her cheek. "I will always love you..." And the rocks were upon her.

Pic: Neoqueen Jessica

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On to Chapter 18