For hours my Master and the smaller boy with him sat in the temple with that thing they loved. They stared at the ghost woman as if in a trance. Their eyes were dull and had no feeling. But I felt sad; I wanted to come out and help my Master. I'm always sad. I don't know why because I have my Master, but I'm always sad. My smile hides that, though. Humans call me "The Happy Balloon" because I'm always smiling. But I'm always frowning inside; crying sad.

I wanted to help him. But he never let me out of my house. My house is circular. I can fit in it easily, but it's still small. He only lets me out of it when there's a fight. There was no fight. Only them in the trance. A trance they would never come out of.

Then the smallest boy, the bigger girl with him, and my Master's partner arrived, yelling at each other. I couldn't hear everything what they were saying, but I caught some.

"Yuck!"

"Double yuck!"

"I finally found you! Wait, you're not the one I was looking for!"

"Who---?"

Then I heard her voice saying their bad team's speech. There was a good team and a bad team, and we fight the good team. I still try to find out what their speech means. But this time, he wasn't there to say it with her.

"Prepare for trouble! And make it double! To protect the world from devastation! To unite all peoples within our nation! To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

Could it be? My master said something. He sounded dazed and on another planet, but at least he said something.

"Jessie?"

"James!"

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now, or prepare to fighhhhhht!"

I felt a thud, and I was out cold until the smallest boy screamed:

"Waaaugh! They're possessed! Pikachu, Thundershock!"

The only opponent I couldn't beat jumped into the air and threw bolts at my Master and the bigger boy. And that's where the end began.

"Huh? It didn't work!"

"James, wake up!"

"Brock, snap out of it!"

"No use! 'Dey've lost it!"

"James! Get up now!"

I heard a loud slap, a sound too familiar to my Master, who was always being slapped. But he didn't wake up. I panicked, bouncing in my house. I squirted smoke and fumes but couldn't come out. Then I cried, something I did often. But was my Master's partner crying? I couldn't hear her, but she was crying inside. She was a strong human. She protected my Master. She hid all her tears and protected him. But now she couldn't do anything. She couldn't break the trance.

The other side didn't have any luck with the smaller boy. The smallest boy went as far as burning him with his lizard, but he wouldn't wake up. I could hear his snake and round ball crying too, but no one heard.

Won't you stay? Stay and dwell with me.......

I woke up to hear a scary moan. The ghost woman was bothering my Master again, and had taken him and the smaller boy outside on what humans call Maiden's Peak. It's a high peak, and it a scary sharp edge. I wonder why they wanted to go there: it scares me. Or was it their choice? The smallest boy, girl, and Master's partner grabbed them and tried to pull them from the peak, but they wouldn't wake up. They were still in the trance, the trance they couldn't break out of. And then the same words of the ghost woman:

Won't you stay? Stay and dwell with me.....

"Brock! Come back!"

"How dare you try and take him?!"

There was a loud boom. I think it was a gun. But there was no scream. The ghost probably didn't feel it. Then the ghost became another ghost. It became Gastly. Then the smallest boy and Master's partner fought Gastly.

"Ekans, go!"

"Charmander, I choose you!"

"Charmander, Ember!"

"Ekans, Wrap!"

Both fought hard, but Gastly won. They grabbed me and I fought, but I was squashed by a big mongoose.The tiny turtle and small dinosaur fought too, but Gastly still won.

The smallest girl came and was about to hammer a stake in Gastly's heart. Then the sunlight came, and it disappeared. We thought that the problems were solved. But they were still asleep, in that trance. Their eyes were far-off in a world the ghost created. And I could only sit and watch, sit and listen.

Eventually, the smallest boy tried to get my Master and smaller boy to the hospital. The doctor there said that nothing could break the trance. They were too far in it. And they wanted to go back to the ghost woman. They took my Master back, and let them sit at the railing until night came.

Won't you stay?

I heard my Master say something that broke his partner's heart.

"I will........"

The smaller boy said it too, and my Master's partner ran off, trying to hold back her tears. I was sad: usually my Master couldn't break anyone's heart. He was too weak and mild. I'm weak, too, and Ekans protects me.

The smallest boy and bigger girl screamed mean things at the smaller boy who still wouldn't wake up, and ran off too. Meowth did also, after looking at my Master. Then they all left.

For a while it seemed as if they would wake up, but then the ghost woman led them to the top of the peak. It overlooked the ocean, sparkling and sad. No, maybe miserable.

The ghost woman turned into Gastly again, and then talked with the real ghost woman, who was in the stone statue on the peak.

"I've done my end."

Yes, you have.

"Now aren't you going to return these two to where they belong?"

My heart fell into my stomach, wherever it was.

No.

"What? Why?"

This peak needs new additions.

I might have been dumb, but not dumb enough to not know what she was talking about.

"You aren't saying........"

Yes, I am saying.....

"It's just a tourist attraction!"

I've grown tired of waiting for my lost love. Now I'll show these two love struck mortals that loving isn't worth it. And by the way, won't you stay, also?

Gastly shook its head, and floated away. I wanted it to come back, and I sprayed more smoke into my house. But nothing happened.

The ghost woman glowed white, and then what she did I'll never forget. My Master and the smaller boy glowed, and their skin hardened: I could hear the sound of cracking and could see their skin becoming grayish stone The smaller boy's snake cried so loud that its house shook, and its tears moved out of its house and into the sad ocean.

Now I know what they're saying in their minds, pleading for Gastly to come and save them. It comes, but isn't strong enough. Maybe if his bad team and smallest boy's good team comes back here, his partner's tears will melt the stone, and mend her broken heart as well as mine. But for now, I just hear the ghost woman's voice calling those same words that make me cry so much:

Won't you stay?

Their spirits regret what they did, and try to escape Maiden's Peak back to the good team and the bad team, but the ghost woman holds them back, saying that spirits must stay together, since they agreed to stay. And agreeing to stay killed them, and no one will ever be happy, and our tears will flood our houses, and we will join their stone statues. Maybe then our hearts can end the end. But until then, we must listen to the ghost woman's voice asking us to stay, telling us to stay, forcing us to stay, and so we must stay. And we'll stay until we're free. But when will that be? Maybe it'll never be.

Finally I remember their names. If Ash, Misty, Jessie, and Meowth come back to Maiden's Peak, they will mend our lives, and.........I can't remember his name.....my Master will mend Jessie's heart, and will go away from the place that where the end began.

THE END

CQF? Send them to Blue9Tiger@aol.com Ack, I had a hard time writing this one. ESPECIALLY that I USUALLY DO NOT write like a five year-old. Remember, this is Koffing! Not the most intelligent. like.......let's say, Lugia or Mewtwo? Sorry if I offended anyone. Hope you enjoyed it! Look out for ATRRGPXIII coming out June 4000! Heh-heh. Until then.........Blue9Tiger, signing off!